Evaluation of the prevalence and onset of lung lesions and their impact on growth of lambs

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 890-894

  Daniel, Joseph A ^a   Held, Jeff E ^a   Brake, Denise G ^a   Wulf, Duane M ^a   Epperson, William B ^a,b  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GROWTH RETARDATION; LAMB; LUNG ABSCESS; LUNG INJURY; MANNHEIMIA HAEMOLYTICA; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WEANING;

AGING; ANIMALS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; PREVALENCE; SEASONS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MANNHEIMIA HAEMOLYTICA; OVIS ARIES; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA;

EID: 33744459466     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.67.5.890     Document Type: Article

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