Chronic myositis in an australian alpaca (Llama pacos) associated with sarcocystis spp

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 966-969

  Gabor, Melinda ^a   Gabor, Les J ^a   Srivastava, Mukesh ^a   Booth, Mark ^b   Reece, Rod ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b Wagga Wagga Base Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alpacas; Camelids; Myositis; Sarcocystis spp

Indexed keywords

CAMELIDAE; LAMA PACOS; SARCOCYSTIS;

EID: 78649553009     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063871002200620     Document Type: Article

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