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Behaviour, Welfare and Environment

Inter-rater agreement in visual assessment of footpad dermatitis in Danish broiler chickens

A. R. S. OliveiraDepartment of Large Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark;Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, Lisbon, Portugal;Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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V. P. LundDepartment of Large Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark;Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, DenmarkView further author information
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J. P. ChristensenDepartment of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, DenmarkView further author information
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L. R. NielsenDepartment of Large Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, DenmarkView further author information
Pages 224-229 | Received 31 Jul 2015, Accepted 22 Dec 2016, Published online: 15 Mar 2017

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