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Low-cost uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) as a novel tool for welfare assessments on open pen commercial crocodile farms. 低成本无人驾驶飞行器（UAV）作为一种新型工具，用于对开放式商业鳄鱼养殖场进行福利评估。

IF 0.9 4区农林科学

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association-Tydskrif Van Die Suid-A Pub Date : 2024-06-27 DOI: 10.36303/JSAVA.602

A Myburgh, D M Viljoen, J G Myburgh, C T Downs, E C Webb, S Woodborne

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Experimental Evidence that Lupinosis of Sheep Is A Mycotoxicosis Caused by the Fungus Phomopsis Leptostromiformis (Kühn) Bubák 绵羊Lupinosis是由真菌Phomopsis Leptostromiformis (k<s:1> hn) Bubák引起的真菌中毒的实验证据

IF 0.9 4区农林科学

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association-Tydskrif Van Die Suid-A Pub Date : 1970-01-01 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-01318-0_18

K. van Warmelo, W. F. O. Marasas, T. F. Adelaar, T. Kellerman, I. B. J. van Rensburg, J. Minne

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