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Variables in Broiler Production and Processing in the U.S.A. Which Influence Yields and Nutrient Composition of Carcases Sold at the Retail Level

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

Robert C. Post
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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety and Inspection Service, Food Ingredient Assessment Division, Washington, D.C. 20250
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