Congenital cataracts in an Ayrshire herd: A herd case report

Irish Veterinary Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Krump, Lea ^a   O'Grady, Luke ^a   Lorenz, Ingrid ^a   Grimes, Terence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ayrshire; Bovine; Cataracts; Congenital; Herd health; Ophthalmology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892741126     PISSN: 03680762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2046-0481-67-2     Document Type: Article

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