Risk factors for strap-related lesions in working donkeys at the World Heritage Site of Petra in Jordan

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 263-271

  Burn, Charlotte C ^a   Pritchard, Joy C ^a,b   Farajat, Murad ^c   Twaissi, Ali A M ^c   Whay, Helen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b The Brooke   (United Kingdom)

^c The Brooke   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Dermatology; Donkey; Epidemiology; Equine; Working animals

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; DISEASE SEVERITY; DONKEY; JORDAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONHUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN DEFECT; TAIL; TOURISM; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WORKING ANIMAL; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; EQUIDAE; RISK FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS ASINUS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 54849403392     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.07.014     Document Type: Article

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