Seroprevalence of Johne's-disease infection in dairy cattle in California, USA

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 255-261

  Adaska, John M ^a   Anderson, Randall J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Animal Health Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine; California; Johne's disease; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM;

EID: 0041356992     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(03)00120-X     Document Type: Article

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