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Mehdipour, Z., & Afsharmanesh, M. (2018). Evaluation of synbiotic and cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) as antibiotic growth promoter substitutions on growth performance, intestinal microbial populations and blood parameters in Japanese quail. Journal of Livestock Science and Technologies, 6(2), 1-8. doi: 10.22103/jlst.2018.10558.1200
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Z. Mehdipour; M. Afsharmanesh. "Evaluation of synbiotic and cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) as antibiotic growth promoter substitutions on growth performance, intestinal microbial populations and blood parameters in Japanese quail", Journal of Livestock Science and Technologies, 6, 2, 2018, 1-8. doi: 10.22103/jlst.2018.10558.1200
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Mehdipour, Z., Afsharmanesh, M. (2018). 'Evaluation of synbiotic and cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) as antibiotic growth promoter substitutions on growth performance, intestinal microbial populations and blood parameters in Japanese quail', Journal of Livestock Science and Technologies, 6(2), pp. 1-8. doi: 10.22103/jlst.2018.10558.1200
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Mehdipour, Z., Afsharmanesh, M. Evaluation of synbiotic and cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) as antibiotic growth promoter substitutions on growth performance, intestinal microbial populations and blood parameters in Japanese quail. Journal of Livestock Science and Technologies, 2018; 6(2): 1-8. doi: 10.22103/jlst.2018.10558.1200
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