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Meat & Egg Science

Comparison of changes in production and egg composition in relation to in vivo estimates of body weight and composition of brown and white egg layers during the first egg-laying period

E. SzentirmaiDepartment of Poultry and Small Animal Breeding, Faculty of Animal Science, Kaposvár University, H-7400Kaposvár, Guba S. u. 40., Hungary
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G. MilisitsDepartment of Poultry and Small Animal Breeding, Faculty of Animal Science, Kaposvár University, H-7400Kaposvár, Guba S. u. 40., HungaryCorrespondence[email protected]
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T. DonkóInstitute of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Animal Science, Kaposvár University, H-7400Kaposvár, Guba S. u. 40., Hungary
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Z. BudaiBábolna Tetra Ltd., H-9651Uraiújfalu, Petőfi S. u. 18., Hungary
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J. UjváriDepartment of Poultry and Small Animal Breeding, Faculty of Animal Science, Kaposvár University, H-7400Kaposvár, Guba S. u. 40., Hungary
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T. FülöpDepartment of Poultry and Small Animal Breeding, Faculty of Animal Science, Kaposvár University, H-7400Kaposvár, Guba S. u. 40., Hungary
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I. RepaInstitute of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Animal Science, Kaposvár University, H-7400Kaposvár, Guba S. u. 40., Hungary
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Z. SütőDepartment of Poultry and Small Animal Breeding, Faculty of Animal Science, Kaposvár University, H-7400Kaposvár, Guba S. u. 40., Hungary
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Pages 587-593 | Accepted 23 Apr 2013, Published online: 20 Sep 2013

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