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British Poultry Science Volume 19, 1978 - Issue 3
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The hen's egg: Shell breakage when two eggs collide

T. C. Carter Agricultural Research Council's, Poultry Research Centre, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JS, Scotland
Pages 373-386 | Received 31 Aug 1977, Published online: 08 Nov 2007

References

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  • Anderson , G. B. and Carter , T. C. 1976 . The hen's egg: shell cracking at impact on a heavy, stiff’ body and factors that affect it. . British Poultry Science , 17 : 613 – 626 .
  • Anderson , G. B. , Carter , T. C. and Jones , R. M. 1970 . “ Factors affecting dynamic fracture of eggshells in battery cages. ” . In Factors Affecting Egg Grading , Edited by: Freeman , B. M. and Gordon , R. F. 53 – 69 . Edinburgh : British Poultry Science Ltd .
  • Carter , T. C. 1970a . Thehen'segg: some factors affecting deformation in statically loaded shells. . British Poultry Science , 11 : 15 – 38 .
  • Carter , T. C. 1970b . The hen's egg: factors affecting the shearing strength of shell material. . British Poultry Science , 11 : 433 – 449 .
  • Carter , T. C. 1971 . The hen's egg: variation in tensile strength of shell material and its relationship with shearing strength. . British Poultry Science , 12 : 57 – 76 .
  • Carter , T. C. 1976 . The hen's egg: shell forces at impact and quasi‐static compression. . British Poultry Science , 17 : 199 – 214 .
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  • Carter , T. C. 1977b . The hen's egg: a method for estimating the principal curvatures at any point on the shell. . British Poultry Science , 18 : 101 – 106 .
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