Mastitis in dairy buffalo and cattle in Egypt due to Clostridium perfringens: Prevalence, incidence, risk factors and costs

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 975-986

  Osman, K M ^a   El Enbaawy, M I ^a   Ezzeldeen, N A ^a   Hussein, H M G ^a  

^a Cairo University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Alpha ; Bovines; Buffalo; Clostridium perfringens ; Dairy cattle; Egypt; Mastitis; Toxin; cpa gene

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 77952222917     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: 16080645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.28.3.1936     Document Type: Article

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