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Treatment of lambs with phenobarbitone is not effective against alveld under practical conditions in Norway

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  1. Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine, POB 8146 Dep., 0033, Oslo 1, Norway

    A. Flåøyen & H. Grønstøl

  2. Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine, POB 8146 Dep., 0033, Oslo 1, Norway

    N. E. Søli

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Flåøyen, A., Grønstøl, H. & Søli, N.E. Treatment of lambs with phenobarbitone is not effective against alveld under practical conditions in Norway. Veterinary Research Communications 15, 459–461 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00346545

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