Pregnancy Toxaemia

Diseases of Sheep: Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 359-362

  Sargison, N D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anabolic steroids; Flock management; Hypoglycaemic encephalopathy; Pregnancy toxaemia; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 40849113755     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470753316.ch52     Document Type: Chapter

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