Surveillance of diarrhoea in small animal practice through the Small Animal Veterinary Surveillance Network (SAVSNET)

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 201, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 412-418

  Jones, P H ^a,b   Dawson, S ^a   Gaskell, R M ^a   Coyne, K P ^a   Tierney, A ^a   Setzkorn, C ^a   Radford, A D ^a   Noble, P J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b National Consortium for Zoonosis Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breed; Companion animal; Diarrhoea; SAVNET; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOODY DIARRHEA; CAT; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIARRHEA; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DOG; MALE; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; SMALL ANIMAL VETERINARY SURVEILLANCE NETWORK; VETERINARY MEDICINE; VOMITING; ANIMAL; CAT DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOG DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIARRHEA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; MALE;

EID: 84929322203     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2014.05.044     Document Type: Article

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