Prevalence of antibodies to Leptospira serovars in beef cattle in central Queensland

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 344-348

  Black, P F ^a   Corney, B G ^a   Smythe, L D ^b   Dohnt, M F ^b   Norris, M A ^b   Symonds, M L ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b WHO COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR REFERENCE AND RESEARCH ON INFLUENZA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cattle; Leptospirosis; Microscopic agglutination test; Serology; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; LEPTOSPIRA;

BACTERIAL VACCINE; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; VACCINATION;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL VACCINES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; QUEENSLAND; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; VACCINATION;

EID: 0035345975     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2001.tb12010.x     Document Type: Article

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