Prospects for vaccination against equine grass sickness

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 186-191

  Hedderson, E J ^a   Newton, J R ^a  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DYSAUTONOMIA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EQUINE GRASS SICKNESS; EXPERIENCE; GEOGRAPHY; HORSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VACCINATION;

CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 2542609210     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164044868710     Document Type: Conference Paper

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