Outbreak of malignant oedema in sheep caused by Clostridium sordellli, predisposed by routine vaccination

Veterinary Record

Volumn 160, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 594-595

  Costa, J L N ^a   Oliveira, M M D ^a   Lobato, F C F ^b   Souza Junior M F ^b   Martins, N E ^b   Carvalho, A V A ^c   Facury Filho, E J ^b   Abreu, V L V ^b   Assis, R A ^b   Uzal, F A ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c PECUÁRIA E ABASTECIMENTO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34248355166     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.160.17.594     Document Type: Article

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