Case of pleuropneumonia with complications in a Thoroughbred stallion

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 285-289

  Hudson, N P H ^a,b   Mcclintock, S A ^a   Hodgson, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033476103     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.1999.tb01556.x     Document Type: Article

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