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Effects of a xylanase on individual bird variation, starch digestion throughout the intestine, and ileal and caecal volatile fatty acid production in chickens fed wheat

M. CHOCT
,
R.J. HUGHES
&
M.R. BEDFORD
Pages 419-422 | Published online: 28 Jun 2010

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