Contagious agalactia in small ruminants

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 154-166

  Corrales, J C ^a   Esnal, A ^c   De la Fe, C ^a   Sanchez A ^a   Assuncao P ^b   Poveda, J B ^b   Contreras, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contagious agalactia; Control; Eradication; Small ruminants

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; MYCOPLASMA;

EID: 33846883717     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2006.09.010     Document Type: Article

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