Effect of levamisole hydrochloride on serum and colostral antibody titres against foot and mouth disease virus in vaccinated buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

Veterinarski Arhiv

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 59-66

  Qureshi, Zafar Iqbal ^a   Lodhi, Laeeq Akbar ^a   Jamil, Huma ^b   Nawaz, Muhammad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b Poultry Production   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antibody titre; Bubalus bubalis; Buffalo; Foot and mouth disease virus; Immunomodulation; Levamisole hydrochloride

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034389148     PISSN: 03725480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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