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Thermoregulation in naked neck chickens subjected to different ambient temperatures

S. YAHAV
,
D. LUGER
,
A. CAHANER
,
M. DOTAN
,
M. RUSAL
&
S. HURWITZ
Pages 133-138 | Published online: 28 Jun 2010

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