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. 2022 Oct;191(8):345-346.
doi: 10.1002/vetr.2369.

Ingestion of lead ammunition by companion animals

Deborah Pain  1 , Rhys Green  1 , Nicola Bates  2 , Caroline Allen  3
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Ingestion of lead ammunition by companion animals

Deborah Pain et al. Vet Rec. 2022 Oct.
No abstract available

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