Mycoplasma hyosynoviae Arthritis in Grower-Finisher Pigs

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 475-486

  Nielsen, E O ^a   Nielsen, N C ^b   Friis, N F ^c  

^a Danske Slagterier   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA HYOSYNOVIAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; HINDLIMB; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JOINT; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA; PATHOLOGY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; HINDLIMB; JOINTS; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 0035490246     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0442.2001.00378.x     Document Type: Article

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