Clinical and epidemiological aspects of bovine digital lesions in southern Brazil

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 654-657

  Cruz, C ^a   Driemeier, D ^a   Cerva, C ^a   Corbellini, L G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Foot lesion

Indexed keywords

EID: 24344508222     PISSN: 01020935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-09352001000600006     Document Type: Article

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