Acute cortisol responses of lambs to castration using a rubber ring and/or a castration clamp with or without local anaesthetic

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 114-121

  Dinniss, A S ^a   Mellor, D J ^a   Stafford, K J ^a   Bruce, R A ^a   Ward, R N ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0001311295     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.1997.36005     Document Type: Article

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