Dental Disease in Llamas and Alpacas

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 281-293

  Niehaus, Andrew ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpaca; Camelid; Dental disease; Llama; Tooth abscess

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTIODACTYLA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; TOOTH; TOOTH DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; MALE; TOOTH; TOOTH DISEASES;

ARTIODACTYLA; CAMELIDAE; LAMA (MAMMAL); LAMA GLAMA; LAMA PACOS;

EID: 65549125766     PISSN: 07490720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2009.03.007     Document Type: Review

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