Detection of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae antibodies in the sera of indigenous chickens by rapid serum agglutination test at Mmopane, Gaborone, Botswana

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 333-334

  Mushi, E Z ^a   Binta, M G ^b   Chabo, R G ^a   Mathaio, M ^a   Ndebele, R T ^a  

^a BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE   (Botswana)

^b National Veterinary Laboratory   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Botswana; Indigenous chickens; Mycoplasma

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM; MYCOPLASMA SYNOVIAE;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BOTSWANA; CHICKEN; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BOTSWANA; CHICKENS; MYCOPLASMA;

EID: 0033250071     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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