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E Oruç1

  • 1Veterinary Control and Research Institute, Hocafakih Cd., 42080 Meram, Konya, Turkey. ertanoruc@hotmail.com

Journal of Veterinary Medicine. A, Physiology, Pathology, Clinical Medicine
|October 13, 2007
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