Blood characteristics of the Nigerian local duck (Anas platyrhynchos). I. Red blood cell characteristics

Veterinarski Arhiv

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 199-204

  Oyewale, Johnson O ^a   Olayemi, Funsho O ^a   Rahman, Samson A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Duck; Haematology; Nigeria; Red blood cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 11744309143     PISSN: 03725480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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