RHODOCOCCUS EQUI INFECTION AND INTERFERON-GAMMA REGULATION IN FOALS

Rhodococcus equi (R. equi) is one of the most serious causes of pneumonia in young foals. The clinical disease is of great concern to breeding farms worldwide due to the impact of mortality on economic losses. While adult horses are resistant to R. equi, foals exhibit a distinct age-associated susce...

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Main Author: Sun, Lingshuang
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2012
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Online Access:http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gluck_etds/7
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=gluck_etds