Epidemiological survey on farms with documented occurrence of equine proliferative enteropathy due to Lawsonia intracellularis

Veterinary Record

Volumn 163, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 156-158

  Pusterla, N ^a   Mapes, S ^a   Higguis, J C ^b   Smith, P ^c   Gebhart, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Loomis Basin Equine Medical Center   (United States)

^c Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; LAWSONIA INTRACELLULARIS;

EID: 49749097195     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.163.5.156     Document Type: Article

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