Ultrasonography of the Liver in Cattle

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 591-609

  Braun, Ueli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cattle; Cholecystocentesis; Gallbladder; Liver; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; LIVER; LIVER DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PORTAL VEIN; REVIEW; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; PORTAL VEIN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

ANIMALIA; BOS; FASCIOLA HEPATICA;

EID: 72049126646     PISSN: 07490720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2009.07.003     Document Type: Review

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