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Meat and Egg Science

Effects of ambient temperature on growth performance and carcass traits of male growing White Pekin ducks

P. X. SunInstitute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Z. J. ShenInstitute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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J. TangInstitute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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W. HuangInstitute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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S. S. HouInstitute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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M. XieInstitute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 513-516 | Received 04 Jan 2019, Accepted 23 Apr 2019, Published online: 12 Jul 2019

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