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Can roosters′ head ornaments serve as a criterion for their selection as a valuable reproducers?

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aoas-2016-0081 | Journal eISSN: 2300-8733 | Journal ISSN: 1642-3402
Language: English
Page range: 747 - 755
Submitted on: Jun 29, 2016
Accepted on: Dec 13, 2016
Published on: Aug 1, 2017
Published by: National Research Institute of Animal Production
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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