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The Minimum Metabolizable Energy Requirement of Laying Hens

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

D. Balnave ,
D. J. Farrell  and
R. B. Cumming
D. Balnave
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, University of New England, Armidale, N.S.W. 2351, Austrialia
D. J. Farrell
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, University of New England, Armidale, N.S.W. 2351, Austrialia
R. B. Cumming
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, University of New England, Armidale, N.S.W. 2351, Austrialia
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 34 , Issue 3 , August 1978 , pp. 149 - 154
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