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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Lameness recovery rates following treatment of dairy cattle with claw horn lameness in the Waikato region of New Zealand

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Pages 226-235 | Received 30 Nov 2022, Accepted 22 May 2023, Published online: 12 Jun 2023

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