Facilities, instrumentation, health and safety, training, and improvement opportunities

Emma H. Hooijberg Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa.

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Kathleen P. Freeman Synlab-VPG/Exeter, Exeter Science Park, Exeter EX5 2FN, England.

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Jennifer R. Cook Idexx Laboratories Inc, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302.

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Supplementary Materials

    • Supplementary Appendix S1 (PDF 141 KB)
    • Supplementary Appendix S2 (PDF 181 KB)

Contributor Notes

Address correspondence to Dr. Cook (jennifer-cook@idexx.com).
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