Naturally occurring lesions of the uterine tube in sheep and serologic evidence of exposure to Chlamydophila abortus

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 229-231

  Tomlinson, Lindsay ^a,b   Barker, Ian K ^a   Foster, Robert A ^a   McEwen, Scott A ^a   Menzies, Paula I ^a   Shewen, Patricia E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHLAMYDOPHILA; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; UTERINE TUBE; UTERUS; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABATTOIRS; ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

EID: 0034302151     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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