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An Alternative Approach to a Compulsive Change from Conventional to Rapid Methods of Evaluating Metabolizable Energy *

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

J. J. du Preez
Affiliation:
Department of Poultry Science, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch 7600, Republic of South Africa.
A. du P. Minnaar
Affiliation:
Department of Poultry Science, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch 7600, Republic of South Africa.
J. S. Duckitt
Affiliation:
Department of Poultry Science, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch 7600, Republic of South Africa.
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