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Letters to the editor

Tuberculosis in some wild and feral animals in New Zealand

M.O. Ekdahl B.A.B.Sc. Department of Agriculture, Wallaceville Animal Research Centre, Private Bag, Wellington
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B.L. Smith B.Ag.B.V.Sc.Dip.Microbiol. Department of Agriculture, Wallaceville Animal Research Centre, Private Bag, Wellington
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D.F.L. Money B.V.Sc.M.R.C.V.S. Department of Agriculture, Wallaceville Animal Research Centre, Private Bag, Wellington
Pages 44-45 | Published online: 23 Feb 2011

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