An epizootic of besnoitiosis in goats in fars province of Iran

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 559-570

  Oryan, A ^a   Sadeghi, M J ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Department of Aquatic Animal Health and Diseases Veterinary Organization   (Iran)

Author keywords

Besnoitia caprae; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Goat; Histopathology; Pathology; Protozoa; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COCCIDIA; COCCIDIOSIS; EPIDEMIC; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; IRAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SKIN; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; COCCIDIOSIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EIMERIIDA; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; IRAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN;

EID: 0031265143     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005918931296     Document Type: Article

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