Vertebral absence in a lamb with vitamin A deficiency

Pakistan Veterinary Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 295-297

  Giadinis, Nektarios D ^a   Papaioannou, Nikolaos G ^a   Tsaousi, Panagiota ^a   Koutsoumpas, Asimakis ^b   Fytianou, Anna ^a   Karatzias, Harilaos ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Alexander S Onasis Public Benefit Foundation   (Greece)

Author keywords

Congenital malformation; Hypovitaminosis A; Lamb; Vertebral absence

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; THESSALONIKI;

EID: 84870314677     PISSN: 02538318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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