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Defaecation and weight of the gastrointestinal tract contents after feed and water withdrawal in broilers

P.D. Warriss Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, EnglandCorrespondence[email protected]
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L.J. Wilkins Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, England
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S.N. Brown Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, England
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A.J. Phillips Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, England
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V. Allen Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, England
Pages 61-66 | Accepted 01 Jan 2003, Published online: 18 Jan 2007

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