Immunisation of smallholder dairy cattle against anaplasmosis and babesiosis in Malawi

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 77-82

  Tjornehoj, K ^a   Lawrence, J A ^a   Kafuwa, P T ^b   Whiteland, A P ^a   Chimera, B A R ^c  

^a Project GCP/RAF/259/DEN   (Malawi)

^b Central Veterinary Laboratory   (Malawi)

^c Blantyre Agricultural Development Division   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VACCINE; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; PROTOZOAL VACCINE; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; MALAWI; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; STANDARD;

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MALAWI; PROTOZOAN VACCINES;

EID: 0031136834     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02632322     Document Type: Article

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