Behavioural and physiological effects of virginiamycin in the diets of horses with stereotypies

Veterinary Record

Volumn 163, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 413-417

  Freire, R ^a   Clegg, H A ^a   Buckley, P ^a   Friend, M A ^a   McGreevy, P D ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; PLOCEINAE;

EID: 54349098799     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.163.14.413     Document Type: Article

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