The distribution and prevalence rate of enterotoxemia in sheep in east Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran, in spring 2008

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1434-1439

  Tooloei, Mohammad ^a   Masodei, Mohammad Hosein ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b Department of the Control of Diseases   (Iran)

Author keywords

Clostridium perfringens; East azerbaijan; Enterotoxemia; Prevalence; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349122744     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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