Infectious agents associated with diarrhoea in neonatal foals in central Kentucky: A comprehensive molecular study

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 311-316

  Slovis, N M ^a   Elam, J ^a   Estrada, M ^b   Leutenegger, C M ^b  

^a HAGYARD EQUINE MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b IDEXX LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Coinfection; Cryptosporidium; Diarrhoea; Equine coronavirus; Foal; Horse; Infectious; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DIARRHEA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASES; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PARASITOLOGY; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY; VIROLOGY; VIRUS DISEASES;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DIARRHEA; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; KENTUCKY; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 84898042503     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evj.12119     Document Type: Article

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