Paratuberculosis in Llamas and Alpacas

Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 9, 1999, Pages

  Miller, David S ^a,c   Smith, Bradford B ^a   Gerros, Terry ^a,f   Collins, Michael T ^b,d,g   Cooley, James ^b,d,h   McClure, Jay ^b,e,f  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c Fort Wayne Children's Zoo   (United States)

^d Fort Wayne Children's Zoo ^*

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f AMER COLL OF VET INT MEDICINE   (United States)

^g Amer Coll of Vet Microbiologists   (United States)

^h Amer Coll of Vet Pathologists   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIODACTYLA; BOVIDAE; CAMELIDAE; LAMA (CAMEL); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0345820410     PISSN: 01931903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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