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- ↑ Barbara de Almeida Mallmann; Guillermo Tellez-Isaias; Andy Mauromoustakos; Craig N. Coon; Casey M. Owens (2020). "Fillet Dimensions and Meat Quality Attributes Associated With Woody Breast in Broilers". Meat and Muscle Biology. 34: 1–9. doi: 10.22175/mmb.11224 .
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