The occurrence of congenital heart defects in an inbred herd of pigs in Australia

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 129-133

  Holyoake, P K ^a   Stevenson, J ^a   Moran, C ^a   Stokes, R ^a   Kirk, E P ^b   Sugo, E ^c   Hawthorne, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE; INBREEDING; INCIDENCE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; INBREEDING; INCIDENCE; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 33745324595     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2006.tb13395.x     Document Type: Article

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