Lead contamination of chicken eggs and tissues from a small farm flock

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 418-422

  Trampel, Darrell W ^a   Imerman, Paula M ^a   Carson, Thomas L ^a   Kinker, Julie A ^a   Ensley, Steve M ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0242492859     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870301500503     Document Type: Article

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