Osteochondrosis in horses

In Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 64-71

  Jeffcott, Leo ^a,b  

^a Dept of Veterinary Clinical Studies ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 6944237566     PISSN: 0263841X     EISSN: 20427689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/inpract.19.2.64     Document Type: Article

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