Lesions associated with infectious keratoconjunctivitis in alpine ibex

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 413-419

  Mayer, Daniel ^a   Degiorgis, Marie Pierre ^a   Meier, Willy ^a   Nicolet, Jacques ^a   Giacometti, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alpine ibex; Capra ibex ibex; Histology; Infectious keratoconjunctivitis; Mycoplasma conjunctivae; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA LIMBUS; EPIDEMIC; EYE; FEMALE; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MALE; PATHOLOGY; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMALS; CONJUNCTIVA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EYE; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS, INFECTIOUS; LIMBUS CORNEAE; MALE; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0031174259     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-33.3.413     Document Type: Article

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