Climatic factors associated with the infection of herds of cattle with bluetongue viruses

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 273-283

  Ward, M P ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Bluetongue; Cattle; Climate; Epidemiology; Incidence; Regression analysis

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; CATTLE; CLIMATE; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEEP DISEASE; TEMPERATURE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CATTLE; CLIMATE; INCIDENCE; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; QUEENSLAND; RAIN; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0029715996     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00366925     Document Type: Article

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