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Clinical Examination Protocol to Detect Atypical and Classical Scrapie in Sheep
Published on: January 19, 2014
Diagnostic and feedlot pathology
1Arizona Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Science and Microbiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA.
The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Food Animal Practice
|August 15, 1998
Abstract:
Common feedlot diseases are discussed with emphasis on pathology and diagnosis. Differential lesions are discussed. Diseases are categorized by body systems.
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