Vitamin E treatment of weaner sheep. II. The effect of vitamin E responsive subclinical myopathy on liveweight and wool production

Australian Journal of Agriculture Research

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 869-876

  Fry, J M ^a   McGrath, M C ^a   Harvey, M ^a   Speijers, E J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

nutritional myopathy; selenium

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0029757954     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR9960869     Document Type: Article

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