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Azizi, O., Shadman, S., & Sadeghi, G. A. (2017). Effect of source and level of sulfur supplementation on mohair characteristics and growth in male goat kids. Journal of Livestock Science and Technologies, 5(2), 19-27. doi: 10.22103/jlst.2017.9539.1172
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O. Azizi; S. Shadman; G. A. Sadeghi. "Effect of source and level of sulfur supplementation on mohair characteristics and growth in male goat kids". Journal of Livestock Science and Technologies, 5, 2, 2017, 19-27. doi: 10.22103/jlst.2017.9539.1172
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Azizi, O., Shadman, S., Sadeghi, G. A. (2017). 'Effect of source and level of sulfur supplementation on mohair characteristics and growth in male goat kids', Journal of Livestock Science and Technologies, 5(2), pp. 19-27. doi: 10.22103/jlst.2017.9539.1172
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Azizi, O., Shadman, S., Sadeghi, G. A. Effect of source and level of sulfur supplementation on mohair characteristics and growth in male goat kids. Journal of Livestock Science and Technologies, 2017; 5(2): 19-27. doi: 10.22103/jlst.2017.9539.1172
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