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Capon Production – Breeding Stock, Rooster Castration And Rearing Methods, And Meat Quality – A Review

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|Nov 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2014-0050 | Journal eISSN: 2300-8733 | Journal ISSN: 1642-3402
Language: English
Page range: 769 - 777
Submitted on: Mar 13, 2014
Accepted on: May 13, 2014
Published on: Nov 15, 2014
Published by: National Research Institute of Animal Production
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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