Identification of environmental factors affecting the prevalence of insect bite hypersensitivity in Shetland ponies and Friesian horses in the Netherlands

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-73

  Van Grevenhof, E M ^a   Ducro, B ^a   Heuven, H C M ^a   Bijma, P ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Climate; Culicoides; Habitat; Horse; Insect bite hypersensitivity

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; COLD; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECT BITE; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; SEASON; SKIN DISEASE;

ANIMALS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; COLD; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; RAIN; SEASONS; SKIN DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; CALLUNA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; FRIESIA; INSECTA;

EID: 33845987391     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516407X153020     Document Type: Article

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