Study on ovine hypocalcemia in ewes in central Ethiopia

Revue de Medecine Veterinaire

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 345-350

  Woldemeskel, M ^a   Eneyew, M ^b   Kassa, T ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b National Animal Health Research Center Ethiopia   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Central ethiopia; Ewes; Hypocalcemia; Study

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034164752     PISSN: 00351555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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