Evaluation of immune responses in horses immunized using a killed Sarcocystis neurona vaccine

Veterinary Therapeutics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Marsh, Antoinette ^a   Lakritz, Jeffrey ^a   Johnson, Philip ^a   Miller, Margaret ^a   Chiang, Yu Wei ^a   Chu, Hsien Jue ^a  

^a ZOETIS   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA;

EID: 79251483170     PISSN: 15283593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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