Growth, immune response, and E. coli resistance in dwarf lines of chicken and their crosses reared under different feeding regimens

Archiv fur Geflugelkunde

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 272-278

  Praharaj, N K ^a   Dunnington, E A ^a   Gross, W B ^a   Siegel, P B ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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