Multiple vertebral osteochondrosis in a foal

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 436-438

  Girard, C ^a   Lepage, O M ^a,b   Rossier, Y ^a  

^a Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; EPIPHYSIS; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; OSTEOCHONDRITIS; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EPIPHYSES; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; OSTEOCHONDRITIS;

EID: 0031255477     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063879700900420     Document Type: Article

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