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Tropical animal health and production2026; 58(1); 30; doi: 10.1007/s11250-025-04843-4

Abortive diseases in horses and donkeys in Algeria: a systematic review.

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Dahmani A, Salhi O, Nabi M, Boucif A, Mekroud M, Touhami NAK, Ouchene N. (2026). Abortive diseases in horses and donkeys in Algeria: a systematic review. Trop Anim Health Prod, 58(1), 30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-025-04843-4

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Tropical animal health and production
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Country: United States
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Researcher Affiliations

Dahmani, Ali
  • Institute of Veterinary Sciences, University Sâad Dahlab of Blida 1, Street Soumâa, BP270, Blida, 09000, Algeria.
Salhi, Omar
  • Institute of Veterinary Sciences, University Sâad Dahlab of Blida 1, Street Soumâa, BP270, Blida, 09000, Algeria.
Nabi, Mustapha
  • Institute of Veterinary Sciences, University Sâad Dahlab of Blida 1, Street Soumâa, BP270, Blida, 09000, Algeria.
Boucif, Ahmed
  • Laboratory of Farm Animal Reproduction, Institute of Veterinary Sciences, University of Tiaret, BP78, Tiaret, 14000, Algeria.
Mekroud, Meriem
  • PADESCA Laboratory, Institute of Veterinary Sciences, University of Constantine, Route de Batna, El Khroub, Constantine, 25100, Algeria.
Touhami, Nadjet Amina Khelifi
  • Institute of Veterinary Sciences, University Sâad Dahlab of Blida 1, Street Soumâa, BP270, Blida, 09000, Algeria.
  • Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Interfaces of Materials Applied to the Environment, University Sâad Dahlab of Blida 1, Street Soumâa, BP270, Blida, 09000, Algeria.
Ouchene, Nassim
  • Institute of Veterinary Sciences, University Sâad Dahlab of Blida 1, Street Soumâa, BP270, Blida, 09000, Algeria. ouchenenaa@gmail.com.
  • Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Interfaces of Materials Applied to the Environment, University Sâad Dahlab of Blida 1, Street Soumâa, BP270, Blida, 09000, Algeria. ouchenenaa@gmail.com.

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Declarations. Ethical statement: Not applicable. Consent for publication: Not applicable. Conflict of interest: Authors declare that no conflict of interest was encountered concerning publication of this manuscript.

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