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Sexual Maturity and Subsequent Laying Performance of Fowls Under Normal Photoperoids—A Review 1950–1975

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

M. M. Shanawany
M. M. Shanawany
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Department of Agriculture and Horticulture, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 2AT, England.
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 39 , Issue 1 , February 1983 , pp. 38 - 46
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