Safety and efficacy of Brucella abortus strain RB51 vaccine in captive pregnant elk

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 477-483

  Kreeger, Terry J ^a   Miller, Michael W ^b   Wild, Margaret A ^b   Elzer, Philip H ^c   Olsen, Steven C ^d  

^a WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Brucella abortus; Cervus elaphus; Dot blot assay; Elk; Strain RB51; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; BRUCELLA VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; DEER; FEMALE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZATION; SAFETY; STANDARD; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA VACCINE; BRUCELLOSIS; DEER; FEMALE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SAFETY;

EID: 0034218762     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-36.3.477     Document Type: Article

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