Evaluation of the monitoring of papular dermatitis lesions in slaughtered swine to assess sarcoptic mite infestation

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 143-153

  Davies, Peter R ^a,c   Bahnson, Peter B ^a   Grass, Julie J ^a   Marsh, William E ^a   Garcia, Roberto ^b   Melancon, John ^b   Dial, Gary D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Merck AgVet   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatitis; Pig Arthropoda; Sarcoptes scabiei

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; INFESTATION; NONHUMAN; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SKIN DEFECT; SWINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029916888     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4017(95)00853-5     Document Type: Article

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