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Harvey, R.B., Kubena, L.F., Huff, W.E. et al. Hematologic and immunologic toxicity of deoxynivalenol (DON)-contaminated diets to growing chickens. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 46, 410–416 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01688940
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