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Cortisol responses of young lambs to castration and tailing using different methods

S.J. Lester Department of Physiology and Anatomy, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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D.J. Mellor Department of Physiology and Anatomy, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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R.N. Ward Department of Physiology and Anatomy, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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R.J. Holmes Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand; Armadale Veterinary Referral Centre, 547 Dandenong Road, Armadale, Victoria, Australia
Pages 134-138 | Accepted 20 Nov 1991, Published online: 22 Feb 2011

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