Purulent Trunk Dermatitis in a Male Ceylon Elephant (Elephas maximus maximus)
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Veterinaria Brno
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0001-7213,1801-7576
DOI: 10.2754/avb200877010127