Aflatoxicosis in dogs and dealing with suspected contaminated commercial foods

Katherine A. Stenske Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996.

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Joanne R. Smith Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996.

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Shelley J. Newman Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996.

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Leslie B. Newman Bishop Animal Hospital, 141 George Bates Rd, Benton, TN 37307.

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Claudia A. Kirk Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996.

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