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The Possible Significance of Fructan in Pasture Grass for the Development of Ovine White-Liver Disease (OWLD)

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    M. J. Uhund

  2. State Agricultural Research Station, Klepp St., Norway

    M. Pestalozzi

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Uhund, M.J., Pestalozzi, M. The Possible Significance of Fructan in Pasture Grass for the Development of Ovine White-Liver Disease (OWLD). Acta Vet Scand 31, 373–376 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03547550

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