An outbreak of nutritional muscular dystrophy in dromedary camels

Journal of Applied Animal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 117-122

  Corbera, J A ^a   Morales, M ^a   Pulido, M ^a   Montoya, J A ^a   Gutierrez, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Camel; Dromedary; Nutritional muscular dystrophy; Selenium; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; MINERAL; SODIUM SELENITE;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CAMEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; GAIT; HERD; MALE; MASTITIS; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OPISTHOTONUS; PNEUMONIA; RECUMBENCY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SCHEUERMANN DISEASE; SELENIUM DEFICIENCY; SUDDEN DEATH; UTERUS PROLAPSE;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS;

EID: 0041765039     PISSN: 09712119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2003.9706775     Document Type: Article

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