Relationships between clinical signs, pathological changes and tissue distribution of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in 21 cows from herds affected by Johne's disease

Veterinary Record

Volumn 162, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 147-152

  Brady, C ^a   O'Grady, D ^a   O'Meara, F ^a   Egan, J ^a   Bassett, H ^b  

^a CENTRAL VETERINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM;

EID: 39749116869     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.162.5.147     Document Type: Article

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