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Environmental conditions within livestock vehicles during the commercial transport of sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

A. M. Jarvis  and
M. S. Cockram
A. M. Jarvis
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Easter Bush, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9RG
M. S. Cockram
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Easter Bush, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9RG

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Information
BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 23: Farm animal welfare — who writes the rulse? , January 1999 , pp. 129 - 131
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1999

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