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A Review of The Nutrition of Japanese Quail

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

K. F. Shim  and
Pran Vohra
K. F. Shim
Affiliation:
Department of Avian Sciences, University of California, Davis, Ca 95616, USA
Pran Vohra
Affiliation:
Department of Avian Sciences, University of California, Davis, Ca 95616, USA
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 40 , Issue 3 , October 1984 , pp. 261 - 274
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