Outbreak of clostridial myocarditis in calves

Veterinary Record

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 134-136

  Uzal, F A ^a   Paramidani, M ^b   Assis, R ^c   Morris, W ^a   Miyakawa, M F ^a  

^a Inst Nac de Tecnol Agropecuaria   (Argentina)

^b Veterinaria Alvear   (Argentina)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; RNA 16S; STREPTAVIDIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CATTLE DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIAL MYOCARDITIS; CLOSTRIDIUM CHAUVOEI; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYOCARDITIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM CHAUVOEI;

EID: 0037315198     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.152.5.134     Document Type: Article

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