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Editorial
. 2020 Nov 27:7:614317.
doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.614317. eCollection 2020.

Editorial: Animal Transport and Related Management

Mette S Herskin  1 , Todd Duffield  2
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Editorial: Animal Transport and Related Management

Mette S Herskin et al. Front Vet Sci. .
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Keywords: animal welfare; cattle; cull animal; legislation; pigs; space allowance.

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