Prevalence of diarrhea and enteropathogens in racing sled dogs

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-103

  McKenzie, E ^a   Riehl, J ^a   Banse, H ^b   Kass, P H ^c   Nelson, S ^c   Marks, S L ^d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Iditarod Trail Committee   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic bacteria; Bacterial microbiology; Diarrhea and vomiting; Gastroenterology; Salmonella bacterial species; Sports medicine

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ENTERITIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; SPORT;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENTERITIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; SPORTS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H-; GIARDIA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 73349092182     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2009.0418.x     Document Type: Article

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