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Ascites syndrome: a physiological and biochemical perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

M.A. Mitchell
M.A. Mitchell
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Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9PS, UK
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 53 , Issue 1 , March 1997 , pp. 61 - 64
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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