Hematology of Equine Fetuses with Comparisons to Their Dams

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 93-100

  Allen, Andrew L ^a   Myers, Sherry L ^a   Searcy, Gene P ^a   Fretz, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Equine; Fetal hematology; Hematology

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 0346334623     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.1998.tb01026.x     Document Type: Article

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