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A description of the growth and moulting of feathers in commercial broilers

L. Vargasa Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Departamento de Zootecnia da FCAV-UNESP, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio De Mesquita Filho, Jaboticabal, Brazil
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N. K. Sakomuraa Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Departamento de Zootecnia da FCAV-UNESP, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio De Mesquita Filho, Jaboticabal, Brazil
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B. B. Lemea Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Departamento de Zootecnia da FCAV-UNESP, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio De Mesquita Filho, Jaboticabal, Brazil
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F. A. P. Antayhuaa Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Departamento de Zootecnia da FCAV-UNESP, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio De Mesquita Filho, Jaboticabal, Brazil
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D. Camposa Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Departamento de Zootecnia da FCAV-UNESP, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio De Mesquita Filho, Jaboticabal, Brazil
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R. M. Gousb School of Agricultural, Environmental and Earth Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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C. Fisherb School of Agricultural, Environmental and Earth Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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Pages 454-464 | Received 04 Nov 2019, Accepted 01 Feb 2020, Published online: 08 Jun 2020

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