Ovine mycoplasmal infections

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 92-98

  Nicholas, R A J ^a   Ayling, R D ^a   Loria, G R ^b  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SICILIA A MIRRI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atypical pneumonia; Contagious agalactia; Disease; Keratoconjunctivitis; Mycoplasma; Sheep; Welfare

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA AGALACTIAE; MYCOPLASMA CONJUNCTIVAE; MYCOPLASMA FERMENTANS; MYCOPLASMA OVIPNEUMONIAE; MYCOPLASMATALES; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 40849087793     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2007.12.014     Document Type: Article

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