Equine proliferative enteropathy - a review of recent developments

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 403-409

  Pusterla, N ^a   Gebhart, C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical management; Equine proliferative enteropathy; Horse; Lawsonia intracellularis; Pathophysiology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DESULFOVIBRIONACEAE INFECTION; ENTEROPATHY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; LAWSONIA; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DESULFOVIBRIONACEAE INFECTIONS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INTESTINAL DISEASES; LAWSONIA BACTERIA;

EQUIDAE; LAWSONIA INTRACELLULARIS;

EID: 84878928626     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evj.12075     Document Type: Review

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