| Preface to the Fourth Edition |
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| 1 General Lambing Management |
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General Lambing Management |
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4 | (2) |
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6 | (2) |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (4) |
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Leg Back Presentation (the nose and one leg in the birth canal) |
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11 | (1) |
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Head Back Presentation (two legs and no head in the birth canal) |
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12 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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One Back Leg Presentation |
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13 | (1) |
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Breech Presentation (tail only in the birth canal) |
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13 | (1) |
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Two Lambs Presented Together |
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13 | (1) |
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Correct Placement of Lambing Ropes or Snares |
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14 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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Resuscitation of Newborn Lambs and Kids |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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Care of the Dam After Assisted Lambing |
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18 | (2) |
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Technique for Drug Injection of Ewes |
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20 | (1) |
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Care and Management of Newborn Lambs |
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20 | (4) |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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Other Causes of Perinatal Lamb Mortality |
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23 | (1) |
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Management to Enhance Lamb Survival |
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24 | (3) |
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24 | (1) |
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Avoidance of Birth Stress |
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24 | (2) |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (1) |
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27 | (7) |
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29 | (4) |
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33 | (1) |
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Alternatives to Fresh Colostrum |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (2) |
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Application of Rubber Ring for Tail Docking |
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36 | (1) |
| 2 Specific Causes of Lamb and Kid Mortality |
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Hypothermia (low body temperature) |
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37 | (2) |
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Intraperitoneal Glucose Injection |
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39 | (1) |
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Feeding Lambs by Stomach Tube |
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40 | (3) |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (2) |
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli |
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46 | (1) |
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47 | (1) |
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47 | (1) |
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47 | (1) |
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Neonatal Bacteraemias (joint ill, naval ill, endocarditis and meningitis) |
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48 | (3) |
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51 | (1) |
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Floppy Kid and Drunken Lamb Syndromes |
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51 | (1) |
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Trace Element and Mineral Deficiencies Affecting Newborn Lambs |
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52 | (3) |
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Congenital Malformations of Newborn Lambs |
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55 | (4) |
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Lamb Losses Subsequent to the Neonatal Period |
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| 3 Husbandry and Health Planning to Prepare for Lambing or Kidding: Ensuring Pregnancy in Ewes and Does |
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61 | (26) |
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61 | (10) |
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61 | (1) |
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Breed Selection with Reference to Reproduction and Lamb Care |
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62 | (1) |
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Selection of Animals for Culling |
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63 | (4) |
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Selection of Replacement Breeding Ewes |
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Ram Breeding Soundness Examination |
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67 | (2) |
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Selection of Replacement Rams |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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Breeding Replacement Selection Policies |
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70 | (1) |
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Nutrition with Reference to Reproduction |
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71 | (4) |
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72 | (1) |
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Trace Element Deficiencies |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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Disease Control with Reference to the Mating Period |
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75 | (8) |
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75 | (2) |
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77 | (1) |
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77 | (2) |
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Other External Parasite Control |
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79 | (1) |
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79 | (2) |
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81 | (1) |
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Specific Disease Control in Ewe Lambs |
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82 | (1) |
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Specific Disease Control in Rams |
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82 | (1) |
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Specific Disease Control in Introduced Animals |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (2) |
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Length of the Mating Period |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (2) |
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Conception and Implantation |
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85 | (1) |
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Manipulation of Reproduction |
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85 | (2) |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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Reproductive Hormone Manipulation |
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86 | (1) |
| 4 Husbandry and Health Planning to Prepare for Lambing: Nutritional Management of Pregnant Ewes and Does |
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87 | (14) |
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87 | (1) |
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Late Pregnancy Energy Nutrition |
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88 | (2) |
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Protein Intakes in Late Pregnancy |
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90 | (1) |
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Mineral and Trace Nutrition |
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90 | (2) |
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Measuring Nutritional Adequacy in Late Pregnancy |
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92 | (5) |
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92 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (1) |
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Inspection of Foodstuffs and Feeding |
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94 | (3) |
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97 | (2) |
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Feeding Ewes in Extensive Systems |
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99 | (1) |
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| 5 Husbandry and Health Planning to Prepare for Lambing: Health Management of Pregnant Ewes and Does |
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101 | (28) |
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Control of Endemic Diseases |
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101 | (2) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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Control of Gastrointestinal Roundworms |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (5) |
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Identifying an Abortion Problem |
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103 | (3) |
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Managing an Abortion Outbreak |
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106 | (1) |
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Identifying the Cause of Abortion |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (1) |
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Diseases of Pregnant Ewes and Does |
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108 | (15) |
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Pregnancy Toxaemia (twin lamb disease) |
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109 | (2) |
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111 | (1) |
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Ruminal Acidosis (grain overload) |
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112 | (1) |
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Hypomagnesaemia (staggers) |
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113 | (1) |
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Cerebrocortical Necrosis (polioencephalomalacia) |
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114 | (2) |
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116 | (1) |
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Ewes Stuck on Their Backs |
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117 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (1) |
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Problems Associated With Pregnancy Occurring After Lambing |
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123 | (4) |
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123 | (1) |
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Uterine Infection (metritis) |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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125 | (2) |
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Induction of Abortion and Parturition |
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127 | (2) |
| 6 Identifying Unwell Ewes and Lambs, Does and Kids |
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129 | (10) |
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129 | (6) |
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129 | (1) |
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130 | (1) |
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130 | (1) |
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130 | (2) |
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132 | (1) |
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132 | (1) |
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132 | (2) |
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Observation of the Abdomen |
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134 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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Observation of the Breech |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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135 | (4) |
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135 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (1) |
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Abnormalities More Commonly Seen In Lambs Than Adult Sheep |
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136 | (1) |
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137 | (2) |
| 7 Legislation |
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139 | (16) |
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139 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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Acts of Veterinary Surgery |
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140 | (1) |
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140 | (5) |
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145 | (1) |
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145 | (1) |
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145 | (3) |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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Protection of Human Health |
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150 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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151 | (2) |
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153 | (2) |
| Index |
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