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British Poultry Science Volume 15, 1974 - Issue 5
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Sodium deprivation, feather pecking and activity in laying hens

B. O. Hughes Agricultural Research Council's, Poultry Research Centre, King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JS, Scotland
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C. C. Whitehead Agricultural Research Council's, Poultry Research Centre, King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JS, Scotland
Pages 435-439 | Received 13 Aug 1973, Published online: 08 Nov 2007

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  • Whitehead , C. C. and Shannon , D. W. F. 1974 . The control of egg production using a sodium‐deficient diet . Br. Poult. Sci. , 15 : 429 – 434 .

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