Evaluation of storage mite contamination of commercial dry dog food

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 209-214

  Brazis, Pilar ^a   Serra, Montserrat ^a   Sellés, Alex ^a   Dethioux, Fabienne ^b   Biourge, Vincent ^b   Puigdemont, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Royal Canin Research Center   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ACARUS; ACARUS SIRO; ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEPIDOGLYPHUS; TYROPHAGUS;

ALLERGEN;

ACARIDAE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; FOOD CONTROL; PARASITOLOGY;

ACARIDAE; ALLERGENS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; FOOD PARASITOLOGY;

EID: 58149395614     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2008.00676.x     Document Type: Article

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