Brucellosis induced by RB51 vaccine in a pregnant heifer

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 215, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1491-1493

  Van Metre, David C ^a   Kennedy, George A ^a   Olsen, Steven C ^b   Hansen, Gail R ^c   Ewalt, Darla R ^d  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

^c KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT   (United States)

^d National Veterinary Services Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIFAMPICIN; VACCINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; COW; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA VACCINE; BRUCELLOSIS, BOVINE; CATTLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LUNG; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS;

EID: 0033571135     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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