Bovine babesiosis: Clinical assessment and transfusion therapy

Irish Veterinary Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 572-578

  Sherlock, Maria ^a   Healy, Anne ^a   Larkin, Hugh A ^a   Doherty, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Babesiosis; Cattle; Clinical assessment; Haematology; Transfusion therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034356860     PISSN: 03680762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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