Uterine bacterial isolates from mares and their resistance to antimicrobials: 8,296 cases (2003-2008)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 242, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 977-983

  Davis, Heather A ^a   Stanton, Mary Beth ^b   Thungrat, Kamoltip ^a   Boothe, Dawn M ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; EQUIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 84875393919     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.242.7.977     Document Type: Article

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