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Laboratory Diagnosis in Neonatal Calf and Pig Diarrhoea pp 126–162Cite as

Escherichia Coli Associated with Neonatal Diarrhoea in Piglets and Calves

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Enteric disease in man and animals caused by Escherichia coli can be classified into several forms (Moon, 1974).

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Guinée, P.A.M., Jansen, W.H., Wadström, T., Sellwood, R. (1981). Escherichia Coli Associated with Neonatal Diarrhoea in Piglets and Calves. In: de Leeuw, P.W., Guinée, P.A.M. (eds) Laboratory Diagnosis in Neonatal Calf and Pig Diarrhoea. Current Topics in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8328-1_18

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