Seasonality of infection of cattle with bluetongue viruses

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 133-141

  Ward, M P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Bluetongue virus; Cattle; Climate; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

BLUETONGUE VIRUS; BOS TAURUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0039564209     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-5877(95)00525-0     Document Type: Article

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