The importance of feet examination in sheep health management

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 92, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 67-71

  Hodgkinson, O ^a  

^a Trefaldwyn Vets   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Foot; Foot rot; Lameness; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77955394602     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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