Evaluation of feline coronavirus viraemia in clinically healthy and III cats with feline infectious peritonitis

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-22

  Sharif, Saeed ^a   Arshad, Siti Suri ^a   Hair Bejo, Mohd ^a   Omar, Abdul Rahman ^a   Zeenathul, Nazariah Allaudin ^a   Rahman, Nor Alimah ^a   Alazawy, Amer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cat blood; Feline Coronavirus (FCoV); Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP); Malaysia; Symptom; Viraemia

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251517064     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/javaa.2011.18.22     Document Type: Article

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