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Heart rates before, during and after allo-grooming in cattle (Bos taurus)

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  1. Faculty of Agriculture, Miyazaki University, 889-21, Miyazaki, Japan

    Shusuke Sato & Keijiro Tarumizu

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Sato, S., Tarumizu, K. Heart rates before, during and after allo-grooming in cattle (Bos taurus). J. Ethol. 11, 149–150 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02350048

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