Age influence on quality of shell and penetration in bacterial laying lightweight eggs
ABSTRACT This study evaluated the influence of the bird’s age on the quality of the shell and percentage of bacterial penetration in commercial eggs. White-shelled commercial eggs were used, laid by light laying hens in their first laying cycle at 21, 39, 51, and 62 weeks of age. Shell quality evalu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
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Series: | Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352017000501301&lng=en&tlng=en |