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Features of eggshell formation in guinea fowl: Kinetics of shell deposition, uterine protein secretion and uterine histology

M. Panheleux
,
O. Kalin
,
J. Gautron
&
Y. Nys
Pages 632-643 | Published online: 28 Jun 2010

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