Congenital Abnormalities in Production Animals

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 477-486

  Williams, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congenital; Eye; Microphthalmia; Ruminant

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EYE DISEASE; EYE MALFORMATION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; EYE ABNORMALITIES; EYE DISEASES; EYE DISEASES, HEREDITARY; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 78149393261     PISSN: 07490720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2010.09.001     Document Type: Review

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