Polioencephalomalacia in adult sheep grazing pastures with prostrate pigweed

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-61

  Ramos Anton, Juan José ^a   Ferrer, Luis Miguel ^a   García, Laura ^a   Fernández, Antonio ^a   Loste, Araceli ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROTOXIN; IVERMECTIN; MILOXAN; THIAMINE; TRANSKETOLASE;

AMARANTHUS; ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; FECES ANALYSIS; GRAZING; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; POLIOMYELITIS; SHEEP DISEASE; SHEEP FARMING; SPAIN; TOXEMIA; WEED;

AMARANTHUS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; FATAL OUTCOME; FECES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HYDROLASES; PLANT POISONING; POACEAE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SPAIN; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; TRANSKETOLASE;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS BLITOIDES; ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 14144252536     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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