Survival of Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis in amitraz cattle dip fluid

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 703-706

  Eamens, G J ^a   Spence, S A ^a   Turner, M J ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acaricide; Amitraz; Bacteriology; Cattle; Mycobacterium; Paratuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM;

AMITRAZ; INSECTICIDE; TOLUIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; PARATUBERCULOSIS; PH; TIME; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FECES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INSECTICIDES; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; PARATUBERCULOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TOLUIDINES;

EID: 0035488831     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2001.tb10676.x     Document Type: Article

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