Rickets in sheep flocks in northern England [1]

Veterinary Record

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 98-99

  Mearns, R ^a   Scholes, S F E ^b   Wessels, M ^c   Whitaker, K ^c   Strugnell, B ^a  

^a VIA Penrith ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b VLA Lasswade   (United Kingdom)

^c VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 39449087281     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.162.3.98     Document Type: Letter

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