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The Distribution and Frequency of Clostridium perfringens Toxinotypes in Healthy Sheep in Benin, West Africa

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  1. Institute of Animal Hygiene and Environmental Protection, The Free University of Berlin, Germany

    A. Aschfalk & W. Müller

  2. Institute of Animal Nutrition, Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany

    A. Aschfalk & W. Drochner

  3. Department of Animal Science, Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya

    M. Younan

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Aschfalk, A., Younan, M., Drochner, W. et al. The Distribution and Frequency of Clostridium perfringens Toxinotypes in Healthy Sheep in Benin, West Africa. Tropical Animal Health and Production 34, 289–293 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015678617853

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