Effects of the Chicken Sex-linked Dwarf Gene on Growth and Muscle Development
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Chen, C.F.
(Department of Animal Science, National Chung-Hsing University)
Chen, Y.H. (Department of Animal Science, National Chung-Hsing University) Tixier-Boichard, M. (INRA) Cheng, P.Y. (Department of Animal Science, National Chung-Hsing University) Chang, C.S. (Department of Animal Science, National Chung-Hsing University) Tang, P.C. (Department of Animal Science, National Chung-Hsing University) Lee, Y.P. (Department of Animal Science, National Chung-Hsing University) |
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