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Choline, Methionine and Sulphate Interrelationships in Poultry Nutrition1—A Review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

N. Ruiz* ,
R. D. Miles  and
R. H. Harms
R. D. Miles
Affiliation:
Department of Poultry Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, U.S.A.
R. H. Harms
Affiliation:
Department of Poultry Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, U.S.A.
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 39 , Issue 3 , October 1983 , pp. 185 - 198
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Finca, S. A., Apartado Aéreo, 5028 Bogotá, Colombia, South America.

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Florida Agricultural Experiment Station Journal, Series no 3937.

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