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What might Brexit mean for trade and animal welfare in the Latin American pork industry?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2023

E Vargas-Bello-Pérez*
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Grønnegårdsvej 3, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
GG Miguel-Pacheco
Affiliation:
School of Veterinary Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonnington, Leicestershire LE12 5RD, UK
J Figueroa
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ciencias Animales, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
J Lensink
Affiliation:
ISA Lille, CASE, Animal Behaviour and Livestock Systems, Lille Cedex, France
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* Contact for correspondence: [email protected]
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© 2019 Universities Federation for Animal Welfare

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