Poultry husbandry report, 1948: A brief progress report on research findings by the staff of the Division

Poultry husbandry report, 1948: A brief progress report on research findings by the staff of the Division

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Hilgardia 3(4):7-8. DOI:10.3733/ca.v003n04p7. April 1949.

Abstract

The following report was prepared by the staff members of the Division of Poultry Husbandry under the direction of Professor L. W. Taylor, Chairman of the Division of Poultry Husbandy, and Poultry Husbandman in the Experiment Station, Berkeley.

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