Parenteral supply of vitamin A to sheep

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 227-232

  Hidiroglou, M ^a   Batra, T R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intramuscular vitamin A injection; Plasma; Sheep; Tissue

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0039564200     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0921-4488(95)00763-6     Document Type: Article

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