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Impact of stocking density and feeding regimen on broilers: performance, carcass traits and bone mineralisation

U.G. Simsek Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat, Elazig, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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M. Ciftci Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat, Elazig, Turkey
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I.H. Cerci Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat, Elazig, Turkey
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M. Bayraktar Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat, Elazig, Turkey
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B. Dalkilic Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat, Elazig, Turkey
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O. Arslan Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat, Elazig, Turkey
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T.A. Balci Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Firat, Elazig, Turkey
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Pages 230-233 | Published online: 01 Nov 2011

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