Risk factors for an acute expression of Epizootic Rabbit Enteropathy syndrome in rabbits after weaning in French kindling-to-finish farms

Livestock Science

Volumn 125, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 283-290

  Bouquin, S Le ^a   Jobert, J L ^b   Larour, G ^c   Balaine, L ^a   Eono, F ^a   Boucher, S ^d   Huneau, A ^a   Michel, V ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

^b GDDS 71 ^*  (France)

^c Chambres d'agriculture de Bretagne   (France)

^d ZAC de la Buzeniere   (France)

Author keywords

Epizootic Rabbit Enteropathy; Logistic regression; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 69249222721     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2009.05.010     Document Type: Article

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