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The Slaughter of Broiler Chickens

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

G. B. S. Heath
G. B. S. Heath
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16 Chandos Close, Buckingham MK18 1AW., England.
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 40 , Issue 2 , June 1984 , pp. 151 - 159
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