Automatic blood sampling equipment for use in studies of animal physiology

Animal Science

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 769-775

  Goddard, P J ^a   Gaskin, G J ^a   Macdonald, A J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal physiology; Blood sampling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040944343     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S135772980000936X     Document Type: Article

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