Seminal vesiculitis and orchitis caused by Brucella abortus biovar 1 in young bison bulls from South Dakota

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 368-374

  Rhyan, Jack C ^a   Holland, Sam D ^b   Gidlewski, Thomas ^a   Saari, Dennis A ^a   Jensen, Allen E ^c   Ewalt, Darla R ^a   Hennager, Steve G ^a   Olsen, Steven C ^c   Cheville, Norman F ^d  

^a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b South Dakota Animal Industry Board   (United States)

^c NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ABSCESS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; BUFFALO; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; ORCHITIS; PATHOLOGY; SEMINAL VESICLE; TESTIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UNITED STATES;

ABSCESS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BISON; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MACROPHAGES; MALE; ORCHITIS; SEMINAL VESICLES; SOUTH DAKOTA; TESTIS;

EID: 0031254004     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063879700900405     Document Type: Article

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