Diseases of the Feet

Diseases of Sheep: Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 273-281

  Egerton, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feet diseases; Multifactorial disease; Predisposing factors; Toe abscess; Virulent footrot

Indexed keywords

EID: 40849113772     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470753316.ch39     Document Type: Chapter

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