Observations of leptospirosis in farmed deer

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 131-139

  Wilson, P R ^a   McGhie, J ^a   Marshall, R B ^b   Audige L J M ^a,c   Collins Emerson, J ^a   Quankai, W ^a,d   Alley, M R ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Infobrok   (New Zealand)

^c INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^d JILIN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Culture; Deer; Epidemiology; Leptospirosis; Serology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000118699     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.1998.36077     Document Type: Article

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