The Effect of Mixing Entire Male Pigs Prior to Transport to Slaughter on Behaviour, Welfare and Carcass Lesions
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The Effect of Mixing Entire Male Pigs Prior to Transport to Slaughter on Behaviour, Welfare and Carcass Lesions
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PLoS One
Volume 10, Issue 4, Pages e0122841
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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2015-04-02
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0122841
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