Footrot control and eradication (elimination) strategies

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 86, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 90-93

  Winter, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control; Footrot; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 70449531478     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2009.09.026     Document Type: Article

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