Hind Limb Skeletal Lesions in 12-Month-Old Bulls of Beef Breeds

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 489-508

  Dutra, F ^a   Carlsten, J ^a   Ekman, S ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

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EID: 0345911615     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0442.1999.00241.x     Document Type: Article

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