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Nutrition & Metabolism

Effects of biotin on growth performance and foot pad dermatitis of starter White Pekin ducklings

Y.W. Zhu State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, CAAS, Beijing, 100193, China
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M. Xie State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, CAAS, Beijing, 100193, China
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W. Huang State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, CAAS, Beijing, 100193, China
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L. Yang State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, CAAS, Beijing, 100193, China
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S.S. Hou State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, CAAS, Beijing, 100193, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 646-650 | Accepted 03 May 2012, Published online: 03 Jan 2013

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