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The influence of different levels of dietary calcium upon egg-shell thickness, with a study of the relationship between egg-shell thickness and porosity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

Cyril Tyler
Affiliation:
The University, Reading

Extract

1. The influence of different levels of dietary calcium upon egg-shell thickness and uniformity of egg-shell thickness is discussed.

2. The low calcium diet caused a gradual thinning of the shell, but no soft-shelled eggs were laid.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1946

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