A study of cattle-to-cattle transmission of Mycobacterium bovis infection

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 245-250

  Costello, E ^a   Doherty, M L ^b   Monaghan, M L ^b   Quigley, F C ^a   O'Reilly, P F ^a  

^a CENTRAL VETERINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cattle; Diet; Transmission of infection; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DIET; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

EID: 0032062010     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-0233(05)80019-X     Document Type: Article

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