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Fermented Meats. Edited by G. Campbell‐Platt and P. E. Cook. 1995. xii + 242 pp. Illustrated. £59.00. Glasgow, Blackie Academic and Professional. ISBN 0 7514 0201.

Practical Slaughter of Poultry. A guide for the small producer. 1995. 30 pp. Illustrated. £1.00. Potters Bar, Humane Slaughter Association. ISBN 1 871561 10 8     

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Physiology and Biochemistry of the Domestic Fowl. In 3 volumes. Edited by D. J. Bell and B. M. Freeman. 1971. Academic Press, London. Volume 1— £10.50: volume 2—£10.00: volume 3—£7.50.

Oncogenesis and Herpesviruses, edited by P. M. Biggs, G. de The and L. N. Payne. 1972. International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon. £10.     

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The Economics of the Poultry Industry, by Eric S. Clayton. Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd, London. Price 36s.

Polymorphismes Biochimiques des Animaux. Xème Congrès européen sur les Groupes sanguins et le Polymorphisme biochimique des Animaux. INRA, Paris, 1967. Price 50NF.     

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ANIMAL HEALTH PRODUCTS, DESIGN & EVALUATION, Ed. D. C. Monkhouse, G. C. BRANDER
DRUGS IN VETERINARY PRACTICE, J. S. Spinelli, L. R. Enos, LLOYD E. DAVIS
ADVERSE RESPONSE TO INTRAVENOUS DRUGS, J. Watkins, A. Milford Ward, A. T. YOXALL
PERSPECTIVES IN THE CONTROL OF PARASITIC DISEASE IN ANIMALS IN EUROPE SYMPOSIUM OF THE ASSOCITION OF VETERINARIANS IN INDUSTRY, Eds D. W. Jolly, J. M. Sommerville, E.J. L. SOULSBY     

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Wilhelm von Nathusius on Avian Egg Shells, by Cyril Tyler.1 This book, which is privately printed, can be obtained from The Berkshire Printing Co. Ltd., Oxford Road, Reading, Berks. The price is £2 3s. 6d. post free. View all notes

Nouvelle Encyclopédie Agricole: Nutrition Animale. Biologie, Physiologie et Alimentation Rationnelle: Vol. III. DONNÉES Generales sur La Nutrition ET L'ALIMENTATION. 4. Les Besoins Nutritifs et Leur Couverture, by R. Jacquot, H. Le Bars, A. M. Leroy and H. Simonnet (in French). J‐B Baillière et fils, Paris 1964, pp. 758. 88 Frs.

Bird Structure, by D. A. Ede, m.s., ph.d. Hutchinson Biological Monographs, Hutchinson Educational Ltd., 1964. Price 15s.     

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Bird Keeping as a Source of Lung Cancer and Other Human Diseases. A need for higher hygienic standards. By P.A.J. Holst, 1991, 123 pp. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, not illustrated, £20. Springer‐Verlag. ISBN 3–540 53555 1, 0 387 53555–1.

In vitro Digestion for Pigs and Poultry. Edited by M. E. Fuller, 1991, x + 209 pp., Wallingford, CAB International. £30.00 ISBN 0 85 198 719–2.     

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Localization and Ontogeny of Peptidergic Neurons in Birds. Edited by R. Jozsa & B. Mess, 1993. 96pp. Akademicai Kiado, H‐1519 Budapest, Hungary.

The Health of Poultry. Edited by Mark Pattison, 1993. xv+ 277 pp. Illustrated in colour. £55–00. Harlow, Longman Scientific and Technical. ISBN 0–582–06579–8.     

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A Handbook of Poultry and Gamebird Diseases. Peter Curtis, 1990. 3rd edn., 70 pp. Liverpool, Liverpool University Press, £8.50. ISBN 0 85323 356 X.

Micro‐livestock: Little‐Known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future. 1991. VIII+459 pp., illustrated. Washington DC, A publication of National Academy Press, £26.50. ISBN 0 309 04295 X.     

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Practical Isozyme Genetics,By N. Pasteur and G. Pasteur. Translator: Matthew Cobb, 1988. 215 pp illustrated. Chichester, England, Ellis Horwood. £29.95. ISBN 0 7458 0501 9.

Reproduction des volailles et production d'oeufs,Edited by B. Sauveur with the collaboration of M. de Reviers, 1988. 449 pp. illustrated. Paris, INRA. ISBN 2 85340 961 9.     

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The Histology of the Fowl, by R. D. Hodges. 1974. Academic Press, London, New York and San Francisco. £13.00.

Nutrients and Toxic Substances in Water for Livestock and Poultry. A Report of the Subcommittee on Nutrient and Toxic Elements in Water. National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.G. International Standard Book Number 0–309–02312–2.     

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Comparative Nutrition of Fowl and Swine: the Gastrointestinal Systems. Edwin T. Moran, Jr. Published by E. T. Moran Jr. distributed by Office for Educational Practice, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario NIG 2W1, Canada. 1982. 253 pp., illustrated. ISBN 0–88955–010–7.

A Manual of Recommended Methods for the Microbiological Examination of Poultry and Poultry Products. Edited by R. T. Parry, L. Haysom, N. L. Thomas and R. Davis. British Poultry Meat Association Ltd., High Holborn House, 52–54 High Holborn, London WC1V 6SX. 1982. 96 pp. £4.95.     

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Gas Exchange in Avian Eggs, compiled by H. Rahn and G. V. Paganelli. 1981. 358 pp. Department of Physiology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214.

Bioassays Based on Precision Feeding of Poultry, I. R. Sibbald. 1981. 34 pp., illustrated. Animal Research Centre, Technical Bulletin No. 3, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K3A 0C6.     

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Muscle Foods. Edited by D. M. KINSMAN, A. W. Kotula and B. C. Breidenstein. 1994. xiv + 573 pp. Illustrated. £55.00. London, Chapman and Hall. ISBN 0 412 98641 8.

Laying Hens. 12 Years of Experience with New Husbandry Systems in Switzerland. A report of the poultry working group of the Swiss Society for the Protection of Animals STS, 1994. 32 pp. Illustrated in colour. Basel, Switzerland, Schweizer Tierschutz STS. Sfr. 15.00.

Flavor of Meat and Meat Products. Edited by F. Shahidi, 1994, 298 pp. Glasgow, Blackie Academic and Professional. IBSN 07514 0217 G.     

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First Danish Seminar on Poultry Welfare in Egg Laying Cages, edited by L. Y. SØrenson. National Committee for Poultry and Eggs, Copenhagen, 1978. 102 pp. Price D.Kr. 60.

Poultry Production in Warm Wet Climates, by J. A. Oluyemi and F. A. Roberts. MacMillan Press Ltd, 1979. 197 pp, illustrated. Price £8.95 (hard cover), £3.95 (paper). ISBN 0 333 25312 4.     

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Avian Endocrinology. Edited by P.J. Sharp, 1993. 408 pp., Bristol, The Society for Endocrinology. Endocrine Updates Series. Price £39.50.

Poultry Feed from Waste: Processing and Use. Edited by A.R.Y. El Boushy and A.F.B. van der Poel, 438 pp., 85 illustrations, 152 tables, 829 references. London UK, Chapman & Hall. £95 ISBN 0412 58280 5.     

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Livestock Housing. Edited by C. M. Wathes & D. R. Charles. 1994. xi + 428 pp. Illustrated. £55.00. Wallingford, Oxon, CAB International. ISBN 0 85198 774 5.

Egg Uses and Processing Technologies. New Developments. Edited by J. S. Sim & S. Nakai, 1994. 346 pp. Illustrated. £55.00. Wallingford, Oxon, CAB International. ISBN. 0 85198 866 0.