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The Relationship between Egg Production, Egg Weight and Body Weight in Laying Hens

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2007

P. H. C. Du Plessis  and
J. Erasmus
P. H. C. Du Plessis
Affiliation:
University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa.
J. Erasmus
Affiliation:
University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa.
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 28 , Issue 3 , July 1972 , pp. 301 - 310
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