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Response to Vinke's Short Communication: Comments on Mink Needs and Welfare Indicators

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 January 2023

D M Broom*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ES, UK
A J Nimon
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ES, UK
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© 2001 Universities Federation for Animal Welfare

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