The sour egg problem: Corrective measures now recommended may be modified as studies progress

Lorenz, F; Starr, P

The sour egg problem: Corrective measures now recommended may be modified as studies progress

Authors

F. W. Lorenz
Phoebe Betty Starr

Authors Affiliations

F. W. Lorenz is Assistant Professor of Poultry Husbandry and Assistant Poultry Husbandman in the Experiment Station, Davis; Phoebe Betty Starr is Senior Laboratory Technician, Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 3(2):13-16. DOI:10.3733/ca.v003n02p13. February 1949.

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Abstract

Sour eggs have been found in increasingly large numbers among storage eggs during the past two or three years.

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