The eggshell: strength, structure and function

• Published in: British poultry science Vol. 51; no. sup1; pp. 52 - 59
• Main Author: Solomon, S.E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis Group 01.08.2010
• Subjects: Animals; Biomechanical Phenomena; Egg Proteins - genetics; Egg Proteins - physiology; Egg Shell - anatomy & histology; Egg Shell - microbiology; Egg Shell - physiology; Oxygen - metabolism; Pigments, Biological - metabolism; Poultry - embryology; Poultry - genetics; Poultry - microbiology; Steam; Stress, Physiological

In making a journey through the literature of the last 50 years one can easily highlight a sequence of seminal works-but the route has not been direct and to avoid the many profitable diversions and detours that have enriched and deepened our collective understanding of the subject of eggshell struc...