Use of the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for screening cattle for brucella antibodies in Nigeria

Veterinary Quarterly

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 22-24

  Ocholi, P A ^a   Ezeokoli, C D ^b   Akerejola, O O ^c   Saror, D I ^c  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Nigeria)

^b ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^c AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0030090630     PISSN: 01652176     EISSN: 18755941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01652176.1996.9694606     Document Type: Article

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