Relationship between the conditions of lower airways in healthy horses, environmental factors and air quality in stables

Pferdeheilkunde

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 579-586

  Ferro, Elisabetta ^a   Ferrucci, F ^a   Salimei, Elisabetta ^c   Antonin, Micaela ^b   Codazza, D ^b   Caniatti, M ^c  

^a Istituto di Alimentazione Animale   (Italy)

^b Fac di Medicina Veterinaria   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Bedding; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Hay; Respirable dust; Total dust

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0034361212     PISSN: 01777726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21836/PEM20000603     Document Type: Article

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