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Original Articles

The strength of guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) egg shells

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Pages 291-296 | Published online: 08 Nov 2007

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  • Present address: Institut für Tierzüchtung und Haustiergenetik, Fakultät für Landbau, Technische Universität Berlin, 1 Berlin 33 (Dahlem), Lentzeallee 75.

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