Field study of vaccination of cattle with Brucella abortus strains RB51 and 19 under high and low disease prevalence

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1016-1020

  Lord, Veronica R ^a   Schurig, Gerhardt G ^b   Cherwonogrodzky, John W ^c   Marcano, Mabel J ^a   Melendez, Gerardo E ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones Veterinarias   (Venezuela)

^b VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Box 400   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRUCELLA VACCINE;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; CATTLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SEROCONVERSION; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODY FORMATION; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA VACCINE; BRUCELLOSIS, BOVINE; CATTLE; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; VACCINATION; VENEZUELA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS;

EID: 0031928586     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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