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Temperature and the growth of broilers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

M. A. R. Howlider  and
S. P. Rose
M. A. R. Howlider
Affiliation:
The School of Agriculture, 581 King Street, Aberdeen, Scotland.
S. P. Rose
Affiliation:
Harper Adams Agricultural College, Edgmond, Newport, Shropshire.
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 43 , Issue 3 , October 1987 , pp. 228 - 237
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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