An investigation into beef calf mortality on five high-altitude ranches that selected sires with low pulmonary arterial pressures for over 20 years

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 210-218

  Neary, Joseph M ^a   Gould, Daniel H ^a   Garry, Franklyn B ^a   Knight, Anthony P ^a   Dargatz, David A ^b   Holt, Timothy N ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Altitude; brisket disease; hypertension; pneumonia; pulmonary artery pressure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875285260     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: 19434936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1040638713478608     Document Type: Article

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