Factors affecting the mortality of pigs being transported to slaughter

Veterinary Record

Volumn 163, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 386-390

  Averos X ^a   Knowles, T G ^b   Brown, S N ^b   Warriss, P D ^b   Gosalvez L F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 53649106224     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.163.13.386     Document Type: Article

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