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Sturgess, K., Hurley, K.J. (2007). Nutrition And Welfare. In: Rochlitz, I. (eds) The Welfare Of Cats. Animal Welfare, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3227-1_9

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