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Scientific Article

Changes in blood levels of zinc, copper, selenium, glutathione peroxidase, vitamin B12 and total and free thyroxine in sheep removed from pasture and held without food for 50 hours

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Pages 1-3 | Accepted 11 Sep 1985, Published online: 23 Feb 2011

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