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A survey of the methods used by farmers to castrate calves in New Zealand

K.J. Stafford Animal Welfare Science and Bioethics Centre, Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11-222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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D.J. Mellor Animal Welfare Science and Bioethics Centre, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health, Massey University, Private Bag 11-222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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C.M. McMeekan Animal Welfare Science and Bioethics Centre, Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11-222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Pages 16-19 | Accepted 21 Dec 1999, Published online: 22 Feb 2011

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