Case-control study of factors associated with arthritis detected at slaughter in pigs from 49 farms

Veterinary Record

Volumn 160, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 573-578

  Heinonen, M ^a   Hakala, S ^a   Hameenoja P ^b   Murro, A ^c   Kokkonen, T ^d   Levonen, K ^d   Peltoniemi, O A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Suomen Rehu   (Finland)

^c LSO Foods Oy   (Finland)

^d NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STREPTOCOCCUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 34248338785     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.160.17.573     Document Type: Article

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