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Trace Elements and Vitamins in Blood of Alpacas (Lama Pacos) and Sheep Grazing the Same Pasture

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  1. SA Research & Development Institute, 33 Flemington Street, Glenside, SA, 5065, Australia

    G. J. Judson

  2. Agriculture Victoria, Victorian Institute of Animal Science, 475 Mickleham Road, Attwood, Victoria, 3049, Australia

    B. A. McGregor & A. M. Howse

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Judson, G.J., McGregor, B.A., Howse, A.M. (2002). Trace Elements and Vitamins in Blood of Alpacas (Lama Pacos) and Sheep Grazing the Same Pasture. In: Roussel, A.M., Anderson, R.A., Favier, A.E. (eds) Trace Elements in Man and Animals 10. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47466-2_237

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