An Outbreak of Bovine Besnoitiosis in Beef Cattle Born in Central Italy

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 464-467

  Manuali, E ^a   Lepri, E ^b   Salamida, S ^a   D'Avino, N ^a   Mangili, P ^a   Vitellozzi, G ^b   Grelloni, V ^a   Filippini, G ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELL UMBRIA E DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Besnoitiosis; Cattle; Emerging disease; Italy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COCCIDIOSIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; ITALY; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COCCIDIOSIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; ITALY;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 80052525377     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2011.01220.x     Document Type: Article

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