Investigation of Mycoplasma agalactiae in milk and conjunctival swab samples from sheep flocks in west central, Iran

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1346-1348

  Pirali Kheirabadi, K H ^a   Ebrahimi, A ^a  

^a SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Milk; Mycoplasma agalactiae; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MYCOPLASMA AGALACTIAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34247133556     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.1346.1348     Document Type: Article

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