Pack wounds of donkeys and mules in the Northern High Atlas and lowlands of Morocco

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 219-226

  Sells, P D ^a   Pinchbeck, G ^b   Mezzane, H ^a   Ibourki, J ^a   Crane, M ^a  

^a Rossdales Equine Hospital and Diagnositc Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Donkey; Horse; Morocco; Mule; Pack wound

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; HORSE; INJURY; MOROCCO; PATHOLOGY; WORK;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; EQUIDAE; MOROCCO; WORK; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77953409385     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516409X478532     Document Type: Article

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