Susceptibility of yak (Bos grunniens) to copper deficiency

Veterinary Record

Volumn 145, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 436-437

  Clauss, M ^a   Dierenfeld, E S ^b  

^a Leibniz Institute for Zoo und Wildlife Research   (Germany)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS GRUNNIENS;

COPPER;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; IMMUNOLOGY; REVIEW; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COPPER; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY;

EID: 0033539198     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.145.15.436     Document Type: Article

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