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Incubation and Growth of Fowls and Turkeys in High Altitude Environments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

R. E. Moreng
R. E. Moreng
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Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523.
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 39 , Issue 1 , February 1983 , pp. 47 - 51
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