Investigation of palpation as a method for determining the prevalence of keel and furculum damage in laying hens

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• Publication year

  2004

• Venue

  The Veterinary Record

• Publication date

  2004-10-30

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1136/vr.155.18.547PMID 15559420
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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