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Natural Sciences, Biostatistics, Statistics +10

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Agriculture, Animal Sciences, Psychology +12

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Humanities, Animal Sciences, Animal Behavior +11

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Life Sciences, Developmental Biology, Neuroscience +17

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Agriculture, Animal Sciences, Psychology +12