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Growth and anatomical characteristics of pullet chicks fed diets contaminated with crude petroleum

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  1. Department of Animal Science, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

    E. Nwokolo

  2. Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

    L. O. C. Ohale

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Nwokolo, E., Ohale, L.O.C. Growth and anatomical characteristics of pullet chicks fed diets contaminated with crude petroleum. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 37, 441–447 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01607786

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