Roles for biochemical and polymerase chain reaction technologies in diagnosis and control of bovine α-mannosidosis

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 699-700

  Healy, P J ^a   Malmo, J ^b  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b Maffra Veterinary Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

DNA; MANNOSIDASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENETICS; HAIR; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; MALE; MANNOSIDOSIS; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ALPHA-MANNOSIDOSIS; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DNA; FEMALE; HAIR; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; MALE; MANNOSIDASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0032177412     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1998.tb12288.x     Document Type: Article

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