Arsenic and Metaldehyde Toxicosis in a Beef Herd
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Arsenic and metaldehyde toxicosis in a beef herd.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1040-6387,1943-4936
DOI: 10.1177/104063870701900216