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. 2010 Sep;51(9):1031-4.

Developing on-farm euthanasia plans

Patricia V Turner  1 , Gordon Doonan
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Developing on-farm euthanasia plans

Patricia V Turner et al. Can Vet J. 2010 Sep.
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Example of an algorithm used for developing an on-farm euthanasia protocol.
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