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Original Articles

Tissue depletion of biotin in chickens and the development of deficiency lesions and the fatty liver and kidney syndrome

Pages 259-269 | Received 15 Mar 1990, Accepted 27 Jul 1990, Published online: 12 Nov 2007

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