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Plantar pododermatitis in turkeys: results of a preliminary study looking at incidence and severity in the UK

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

J. H. Guy  and
J. Jeffery
J. H. Guy
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NEI 7RU
J. Jeffery
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NEI 7RU

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BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 23: Farm animal welfare — who writes the rulse? , January 1999 , pp. 155 - 156
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1999

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