Effect of climatic region on the clinical expression of footrot of lesser clinical severity (intermediate footrot) in sheep

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 756-762

  Abbott, K A ^a   Egerton, J R ^b  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOT ROT; HOSPITALIZATION; PATHOLOGY; SEASON; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOOT ROT; NEW SOUTH WALES; SEASONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 2342559870     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2003.tb14609.x     Document Type: Article

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