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Anaesthesia and analgesia of the donkey and the mule

  1. N. Matthews1,*,
  2. J. P. A. M. van Loon2

Article first published online: 19 SEP 2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2011.00312.x

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Equine Veterinary Education

Equine Veterinary Education

Volume 25, Issue 1, pages 47–51, January 2013

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Matthews, N. and van Loon, J. P. A. M. (2013), Anaesthesia and analgesia of the donkey and the mule. Equine Veterinary Education, 25: 47–51. doi: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2011.00312.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Veterinary Companion Animal Clinical Science, Texas A & M University, USA; and

  2. 2

    Department of Equine Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

* email: nmatthews@cvm.tamu.edu

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  1. Issue published online: 7 DEC 2012
  2. Article first published online: 19 SEP 2011

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