Neonatal care of camelids: A review and case reports

Journal of Camel Practice and Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 255-263

  Walker, Pamela ^a   Tibary, Ahmed ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Camelid; Congenital abnormalities; Neonatology; Parturition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033267232     PISSN: 09716777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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