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The use of a shotgun for the emergency slaughter or euthanasia of large mature pigs

D.K. Blackmore 371 Albert Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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M.C. Bowling Department of Physics and Biophysics, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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P. Madié Department of Veterinary Pathology and Public Health, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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A. Nutman Department of Physiology and Anatomy, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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G.R.G. Barnes Department of Physics and Biophysics, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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A.S. Davies Department of Physiology and Anatomy, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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M. Donoghue Department of Conservation, Auckland, New Zealand
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E.J. Kirk Department of Physiology and Anatomy, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Pages 134-137 | Accepted 29 Nov 1994, Published online: 22 Feb 2011

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D.K. Blackmore, P. Madié, M.C. Bowling, A. Nutman, A.S. Davies, W.R. McLeod, J. Taylor & M. Degen. (1995) The use of a shotgun for the euthanasia of stranded cetaceans. New Zealand Veterinary Journal 43:4, pages 158-159.
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