Equine histoplasmosis: Treatment trial in cart horses in Central Ethiopia

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 407-411

  Hadush, Birhanu ^a   Ameni, Gobena ^b   Medhin, Girmay ^b  

^a MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

'Endod'; Equine histoplasmosis; Ethiopia; Iodides; Treatment trial

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM IODIDE; PROCAINE PENICILLIN; SODIUM IODIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOPLASMA; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOLACCA DODECANDRA; PHYTOTHERAPY;

ANIMALS; HISTOPLASMA; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; PENICILLIN G, PROCAINE; PHYTOLACCA DODECANDRA; PHYTOTHERAPY; POTASSIUM IODIDE; SODIUM IODIDE;

EQUIDAE; PHYTOLACCA DODECANDRA;

EID: 46249103205     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-007-9099-9     Document Type: Article

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