Case-control study of factors associated with excessive proportions of early fetal losses associated with mare reproductive loss syndrome in central Kentucky during 2001

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 222, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 613-619

  Dwyer, Roberta M ^a   Garber, Lindsey P ^b   Traub Dargatz, Josie L ^c   Meade, Barry J ^d   Powell, David ^a   Pavlick, Michael P ^d   Kane, Albert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHERRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS WASTAGE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HAY; HORSE DISEASE; MARE REPRODUCTIVE LOSS SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HORSES; KENTUCKY; LEPIDOPTERA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TREES;

ANATIDAE; ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS; MALACOSOMA AMERICANUM; PHACELIA CONGESTA;

EID: 0344672943     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2003.222.613     Document Type: Article

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