Two cases of dead foals associated with rhodococcus equi pneumonia in Turkey

Journal of Equine Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-5

  Ozgur, Yakut ^a   Ikiz, Serkan ^a   Carioglu, Babur ^b   Ilgaz, Atilla ^a   Takai, Shinji ^c  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Izmit Studfarm of Turkey Jockey Club   (Turkey)

^c KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Foal; Rhodococcus equi; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001981488     PISSN: 13403516     EISSN: 13477501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1294/jes.11.1     Document Type: Article

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