Common surgical procedures in camelids

Journal of Camel Practice and Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 191-201

  Anderson, D E ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpaca; Angular limb deformity; Caesarean section; Castration; Gastrointestinal disease; Llama; Surgery; Tooth abscess

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033262604     PISSN: 09716777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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