Diseases and causes of mortality in a camel (Camelus dromedarius) dairy farm in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Camel Practice and Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 165-169

  Agab, H ^a,b  

^a Camel Project   (Saudi Arabia)

^b SUDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Camel; Dairy farm; Diseases; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE;

EID: 34548626898     PISSN: 09716777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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