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Effects of Agricultural Practices on Poultry and Eggs

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Nutritional Evaluation of Food Processing

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Poultry meat is an excellent source of many of the nutrients needed in our diets. It has high-quality protein, is low in fat, and is easily digested (Mountney 1976).

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    Endel Karmas

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    Robert S. Harris

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Froning, G.W. (1988). Effects of Agricultural Practices on Poultry and Eggs. In: Karmas, E., Harris, R.S. (eds) Nutritional Evaluation of Food Processing. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7030-7_9

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