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Factors Affecting the Fertility Level in Poultry, with Special Reference to Artificial Insemination

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

P. E. Lake
P. E. Lake
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Agricultural Research Council's Poultry Research Centre, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9PS, Scotland, U.K.
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 39 , Issue 2 , June 1983 , pp. 106 - 117
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