Presence of digital dermatitis treponemes on cattle and sheep hoof trimming equipment

Veterinary Record

Volumn 175, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Sullivan, L E ^a   Blowey, R W ^b   Carter, S D ^a   Duncan, J S ^a   Grove White, D H ^a   Page, P ^b   Iveson, T ^b   Angell, J W ^a   Evans, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b WOOD VETERINARY GROUP   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BOVINE; CATTLE DISEASES; CLASSIFICATION; DIGITAL DERMATITIS; DISINFECTION; HOOF AND CLAW; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TRANSMISSION; TREPONEMA; TREPONEMAL INFECTIONS; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIGITAL DERMATITIS; DISINFECTION; HOOF AND CLAW; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREPONEMA; TREPONEMAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84899776887     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.102269     Document Type: Article

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