Haematological parameters in Brown Swiss and Holstein cattle at high altitude

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 112-116

  Claxton, J R ^a   Ortiz, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CAJAMARCA   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PERU; REFERENCE VALUE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PERU; REFERENCE VALUES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030076209     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02250734     Document Type: Article

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