Zinc and selenium status in cows with dermatophytosis

Comparative Clinical Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 283-286

  Kojouri, Gholam Ali ^a   Ebrahimi, Azizollah ^a   Zaheri, Mahbobeh ^a  

^a SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cattle; Dermatophytosis; Ringworm; Selenium; Zinc

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649967239     PISSN: 16185641     EISSN: 1618565X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00580-008-0798-z     Document Type: Article

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