Effect of levamisole on faecal levels of acid-fast organisms in cows with paratuberculosis

Veterinary Record

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 118-119

  Senturk, S ^a   Mecitoglu, Z ^a   Ulgen, M ^b   Onat, K ^b  

^a Department of Internal Medicine ^*  (Turkey)

^b ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 68949143340     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vetrec.165.4.118     Document Type: Article

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