Onion toxicosis in a herd of beef cows

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-57

  Roe, Helen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; MORTALITY; ONION; PLANT; PREGNANCY; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; ONIONS; PLANTS, EDIBLE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0032622176     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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