Pathology of snake bite in cow
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Hemorrhage, muscle degeneration, sludge blood, viperidae familyAbstract
Pathology of gross and histopathological lesions are being described in the cow inflicted with a snake bite. The lesions were suggestive of snake bite of Viperidae family, as the lesions were hemotoxic as evidenced in heart, lungs and trachea besides sludgeing of blood.Downloads
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Accepted 2018-04-05
Published 2018-04-05
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