Congenital disorders in the cattle population of the Czech Republic

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 55-64

  Čítek, Jindřich ^a   Rehout V ^a   Hajkova J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cattle; Congenital defect; Genetics; Health; Inherited disorder; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

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EID: 62249091072     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/1668-cjas     Document Type: Article

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