Some practical solutions to welfare problems in dog breeding

Animal Welfare

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 329-341

  McGreevy, P D ^a   Nicholas, F W ^a  

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Author keywords

Animal welfare; Breeding; Defects; Dog; Genetics; Hybrids

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347020396     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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