Bee sting as cause of death in dogs;Acidente provocado por picada de abelhas como causa de morte de cães

Ciencia Rural

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 590-593

  Fighera, Rafael Almeida ^a   De Souza, Tatiana Mello ^a   De Barros, Claudio Severo Lombardo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bee envenomation; Bee sting; Diseases of dogs; Hemolytic anemia; Pathology; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34247360450     PISSN: 01038478     EISSN: 16784596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0103-84782007000200050     Document Type: Article

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