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Journal of Applied Animal Research Volume 19, 2001 - Issue 2
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Relationship of Body Weight at Sexual Maturity with Body Weights at Various Ages in Lines of Japanese Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica), Unselected and Selected for Four-Week Body Weight

İ. Oğuz Department of Animal Science Faculty of Agriculture, Aegean University, 35100, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
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Y. Akbaş Department of Animal Science Faculty of Agriculture, Aegean University, 35100, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
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Ö. Altan Department of Animal Science Faculty of Agriculture, Aegean University, 35100, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
Pages 219-223 | Received 26 Feb 2001, Accepted 20 Mar 2001, Published online: 14 Nov 2011

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