'Teleonomes in Tatters': The Welfare Costs of Selecting Dogs for Extreme Phenotypes, and the Case for Change.
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@article{allodium:10.3390/ani16182867,
title = {'Teleonomes in Tatters': The Welfare Costs of Selecting Dogs for Extreme Phenotypes, and the Case for Change.},
author = {McGreevy PD and Mellor DJ and O'Neill D and Packer RM and Henshall C and Wilkins CL},
year = {2026},
journal = {Animals : an open access journal from MDPI},
doi = {10.3390/ani16182867},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/ani16182867}
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TY - JOUR TI - 'Teleonomes in Tatters': The Welfare Costs of Selecting Dogs for Extreme Phenotypes, and the Case for Change. AU - McGreevy PD AU - Mellor DJ AU - O'Neill D AU - Packer RM AU - Henshall C AU - Wilkins CL PY - 2026 JO - Animals : an open access journal from MDPI DO - 10.3390/ani16182867 UR - https://doi.org/10.3390/ani16182867 ER -
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PD, M., DJ, M., D, O., RM, P., C, H., & CL, W. (2026). 'Teleonomes in Tatters': The Welfare Costs of Selecting Dogs for Extreme Phenotypes, and the Case for Change.. Animals : an open access journal from MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani16182867
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