Epidemiology of Infectious Keratoconjunctivitis in Cattle in South-east Ethiopia

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 169-173

  Takele, G ^a   Zerihun, A ^b  

^a Asela Regional Vet Lab   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCES; ANIMALIA; ARCANOBACTERIUM PYOGENES; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MANNHEIMIA HAEMOLYTICA; MORAXELLA BOVIS; PASTEURELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; ETHIOPIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; ETHIOPIA; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS, INFECTIOUS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0034170049     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0442.2000.00274.x     Document Type: Article

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