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Prediction of the Fertility Potential of Broiler Breeder Males

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

H. R. Wilson ,
N. P. Piesco ,
E. R. Miller  and
W. G. Nesbeth
H. R. Wilson
Affiliation:
Department of Poultry Science Florida Agricultural Experiment Station Gainesville, Florida 32611
N. P. Piesco
Affiliation:
Department of Poultry Science Florida Agricultural Experiment Station Gainesville, Florida 32611
E. R. Miller
Affiliation:
Department of Poultry Science Florida Agricultural Experiment Station Gainesville, Florida 32611
W. G. Nesbeth
Affiliation:
Department of Poultry Science Florida Agricultural Experiment Station Gainesville, Florida 32611
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 35 , Issue 2 , May 1979 , pp. 95 - 118
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