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Essentiality of Vitamin D3 and its Metabolites in Poultry Nutrition: A Review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

S. Ameenuddin ,
M. L. Sunde  and
M. E. Cook
S. Ameenuddin
Affiliation:
Department of Poultry Science University of Wisconsin, 1675 Observatory Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
M. L. Sunde
Affiliation:
Department of Poultry Science University of Wisconsin, 1675 Observatory Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
M. E. Cook
Affiliation:
Department of Poultry Science University of Wisconsin, 1675 Observatory Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 41 , Issue 1 , February 1985 , pp. 52 - 63
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