Apparent prevalence of dourine in the Khomas region of Namibia

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 295-298

  Kumba, F F ^a   Claasen, B ^a   Petrus, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Complement fixation test; Dourine; Horses; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HORSE; MEDICAL RECORD; NAMIBIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; RELIABILITY; SERUM; SPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0036998413     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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