Ovine infectious keratoconjunctivitis caused by Mycoplasma agalactiae

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 93-96

  Rodriguez J L ^a   Poveda, J B ^a   Rodriguez F ^a   Espinosa De Los Monteros, A ^a   Ramirez A S ^a   Fernandez A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conjunctivitis; Keratitis; Mycoplasma agalactie; Ovine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA AGALACTIAE; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0006054228     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0921-4488(96)00857-7     Document Type: Article

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