Observations of some conditions in pigs at the abattoir with particular reference to tail biting

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• Publication year

  1974

• Venue

  The Veterinary Record

• Publication date

  1974-03-02

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1136/VR.94.9.174PMID 4816778
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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