Serological evidence of the occurrence of Enzootic Bovine Leukosis (EBL) virus infection in cattle in Tanzania

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-19

  Schoepf, K C ^a   Kapaga, A M ^b   Msami, H M ^b   Hyera, J M K ^b  

^a Institut für Veterinärmedizinische Untersuchungen Innsbruck   (Austria)

^b Animal Diseases Research Institute Dar Es Salaam   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BOVINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; TANZANIA;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CATTLE; ENZOOTIC BOVINE LEUKOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; LEUKEMIA VIRUS, BOVINE; PREVALENCE; TANZANIA;

EID: 0031062442     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02632338     Document Type: Article

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