Diagnosis of Babesia equi infection: An update on the methods available

CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Kumar, Sanjay ^a   Kumar, Rajender ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE ON EQUINES   (India)

Author keywords

Babesia caballi; Babesia equi; Diagnosis; Equine babesiosis; Equine piroplasmosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881512686     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PAVSNNR20072035     Document Type: Review

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