Seroconversion in captive African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) following administration of a chicken head bait/SAG-2 oral rabies vaccine combination

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-77

  Knobel, D L ^a,b   Liebenberg, A ^c   Du Toit, J T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Lycaon pictus; Oral vaccination; Rabies; SAG 2

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; RABIES VACCINE;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DOG; HEAD; INFECTION PREVENTION; INGESTION; NONHUMAN; RABIES VIRUS; SEROCONVERSION; VACCINATION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; GALLUS GALLUS; LYCAON PICTUS; RABIES VIRUS;

EID: 0043267575     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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