Endometritis in postparturient cattle associated with bovine herpesvirus-4 infection: 15 cases

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 502-508

  Frazier, Ken ^a   Pence, Mel ^a   Mauel, Michael J ^a   Liggett, Alan ^a   Hines II, Murray E ^a   Sangster, Lowell ^a   Lehmkuhl, Howard D ^b   Miller, Debra ^a   Styer, Eloise ^a   West, Joe ^a   Baldwin, Charles A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVINE HERPES VIRUS; CASE REPORT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; GENETICS; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUERPERIUM; UTERUS; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMAL; CASE REPORT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DNA, VIRAL; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 4, BOVINE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUERPERIUM; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS; UTERUS;

EID: 0035511895     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870101300608     Document Type: Article

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