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The detection and measurement of stray electrical leakages on dairy farms: effects on performance

H. F. Dewes Hamilton Analytical Laboratory, PO Box 4136, Hamilton, New Zealand
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M. D. Lowe Hamilton Analytical Laboratory, PO Box 4136, Hamilton, New Zealand
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E. L. Bydder Department of Physics, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
Pages 117-121 | Accepted 09 Aug 1989, Published online: 22 Feb 2011

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