Morphometric studies into the myocardium, kidney and adrenal gland of turkeys (fattening hybrid strain Big-6)

Archiv fur Geflugelkunde

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 229-233

  Pannwitz, Gunter ^a,b   Berg, R ^c  

^a Wildbore Veterinary Group   (United Kingdom)

^b c/o W'ldbore Veterinary Group   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

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