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Investigation on the Effects of Various Protein Levels with Constant Ratio of Digestible Sulfur Amino Acids and Threonine to Lysine on Performance, Egg Quality and Protein Retention in Two Strains of Laying Hens

Seyed N. MousaviDepartment of Animal Science, Islamic Azad University, Varamin, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Saeed KhalajiDepartment of Animal Science, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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Abdollah Ghasemi-JirdehiDepartment of Animal Science, Islamic Azad University, Varamin, Iran
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Farhad ForoudiDepartment of Animal Science, Islamic Azad University, Varamin, Iran
Article: e2 | Received 19 Jul 2012, Accepted 22 Nov 2012, Published online: 18 Feb 2016

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