Reproductive Tract Infections in Horses

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Equine Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 519-552

  Lu, Kristina G ^a   Morresey, Peter R ^b  

^a HAGYARD EQUINE MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ROOD AND RIDDLE EQUINE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MICROBIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GENITALIA, MALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33746325199     PISSN: 07490739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2006.03.010     Document Type: Review

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