Pathology and serum biochemical changes in natural caprine besnoitiosis

Revue de Medecine Veterinaire

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-32

  Oryan, A ^a   Nazifi, S ^a   Mohebbi, H ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

globulins; Besnoitiosis; Goat; Histopathology; Scleroderma; Serum protein electrophoresis; Serum proteins; Skin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BESNOITIA; CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 39149094917     PISSN: 00351555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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