Potential pathogens in feces from unweaned llamas and alpacas with diarrhea

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 223, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1806-1808

  Cebra, Christopher K ^a   Mattson, Donald E ^a   Baker, Rocky J ^a   Sonn, Robert J ^a   Dearing, Peggy L ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; AUTUMN; CORONAVIRUS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; EIMERIA; ENTERIC VIRUS; FECES MICROFLORA; GIARDIA; NEMATODE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS SHEDDING; WINTER;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; CARRIER STATE; CORONAVIRUS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; EIMERIA; FECES; FEMALE; GIARDIA; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; ARTIODACTYLA; CORONAVIRUS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; EIMERIA; GIARDIA; LAMA (CAMEL); LAMA GLAMA; LAMA PACOS; PROTOZOA; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0346955853     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2003.223.1806     Document Type: Article

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