Besnoitiosis in a miniature donkey

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-143

  Davis, Wendell P ^a,c   Peters, Duncan F ^b   Dunstan, Robert W ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LaSalle Veterinary Clinic   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal disease; Besnoitia bennetti; Besnoitiosis; Miniature donkey; Protozoal dermatitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031501768     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3164.1997.d01-1.x     Document Type: Article

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