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Physiological basis of induced moulting and tissue regeneration in fowls

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

E Decuypere  and
G. Verheyen
E Decuypere
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Physiology of Domestic Animals, Kardinaal Mercierlaan 92, 3030 Heverlee, Belgium
G. Verheyen
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Physiology of Domestic Animals, Kardinaal Mercierlaan 92, 3030 Heverlee, Belgium
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 42 , Issue 1 , February 1986 , pp. 56 - 68
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