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Ascorbic Acid in Poultry: a Review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

S. L. Pardue  and
J. Paul Thaxton
S. L. Pardue
Affiliation:
Department of Poultry ScienceNorth Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7608, USA
J. Paul Thaxton
Affiliation:
Department of Poultry ScienceNorth Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7608, USA
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 42 , Issue 2 , June 1986 , pp. 107 - 123
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