Environmental contamination due to arsenic and its effects on livestock system

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1195-1198

  Roy, M ^a,b   Pandey, P K ^a,c   Roy, S ^a,b   Misra, S ^a,d  

^a College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry ^*  (Germany)

^b Department of Veterinary Biochemistry ^*

^c BHILAI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arsenicosis; Biomarker; Ruminants; Soil; Vegetation; Water

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 61549113074     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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