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Animal Welfare and the Sustainable Use of the Vicuña

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Bonacic, C., Gimpel, J., Goddard, P. (2009). Animal Welfare and the Sustainable Use of the Vicuña. In: Gordon, I.J. (eds) The Vicuña. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09476-2_5

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