Effect of supplementation with barium selenate on the fertility, prolificacy and lambing performance of hill sheep

Veterinary Record

Volumn 164, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 265-272

  Munoz C ^a,b   Carson, A F ^b   McCoy, M A ^b   Dawson, L E R ^b   Irwin, D ^b   Gordon, A W ^b   Kilpatrick, D J ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 62449167469     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.164.9.265     Document Type: Article

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