Dermatophilosis: A threat to livestock production in Ethiopia

Deutsche Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 144-146

  Woldemeskel, M ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Dermatophilosis; Ethiopia; Livestock; Occurrence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ETHIOPIA; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; PREVALENCE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ETHIOPIA; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; PREVALENCE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0034169730     PISSN: 03416593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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