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A growth study of broiler and layer chicks reared in single‐strain and mixed‐strain groups

C. J. Savory Agricultural Research Council's, Poultry Research Centre, King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JS, Scotland
Pages 315-318 | Published online: 08 Nov 2007

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