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Production Potential in Subtropic Climate of Native Iraqi Chicken Compared to White Leghorn, New Hampshire and their Cross

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

Khalid A. Al-Soudi  and
Mohammed A. J. Al-Jebouri
Khalid A. Al-Soudi
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Production, College of Agriculture, Abu-Ghraib, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, IRAQ.
Mohammed A. J. Al-Jebouri
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Production, College of Agriculture, Abu-Ghraib, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, IRAQ.
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 35 , Issue 4 , November 1979 , pp. 227 - 235
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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