Demographic and environmental risk factors for exposure to Lawsonia intracellularis in horses in Israel

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 641-646

  Steinman, Amir ^a   Aharonson Raz, Karin ^a   Blum, Shlomo E ^b   Shnaiderman, Anat ^a   Klement, Eyal ^a   Lensky, Itamar M ^c   Horohov, David W ^d   Page, Allen E ^d  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b KIMRON VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^c BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Horse; Lawsonia intracellularis; Risk factor; Serology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE; LAWSONIA INTRACELLULARIS;

EID: 84901484937     PISSN: 07370806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2013.12.003     Document Type: Article

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