Addressing welfare concerns in control of ovine cutaneous myiosis in sheep in Australia

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 110, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 165-169

  Windsor, P A ^a   Lomax, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Cutaneous myiosis; Mulesing; Pain management; Skin wrinkle

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CALLIPHORIDAE; LUCILIA CUPRINA; LUCILIA SERICATA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84874551557     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2012.11.027     Document Type: Article

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