Pathology of the thymus, spleen and bursa of Fabricius in zinc-deficient ducklings

Avian Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 259-264

  Cui, Hengmin ^a   Jing, Fang ^a   Xi, Peng ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS SP.; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038646617     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10307945031000097840     Document Type: Article

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