Prevalence of mycoplasmas in external ear canal of goats: Influence of the sanitary status of the herd

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 73, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 296-299

  Mercier, Pascale ^a   Pellet, Marie Pierre ^a   Morignat, Eric ^a   Calavas, Didier ^a   Poumarat, François ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

Auricular isolates; Contagious agalactia; Goat; Mycoplasma

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPRA HIRCUS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMATALES;

EID: 34548448581     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2007.01.018     Document Type: Article

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