Proliferative pododermatitis (canker) with intralesional spirochetes in three horses

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 269-271

  Nagamine, Claude M ^a   Castro, Fernando ^b   Buchanan, Ben ^b   Schumacher, James ^b   Craig, Linden E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Equine canker; Hoof; Proliferative pododermatitis; Spirochete

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; OVIS; SPIROCHAETALES;

EID: 19944368780     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870501700311     Document Type: Article

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