Herd Management Practices Associated with Paratuberculosis Seroprevalence in Dutch Dairy Herds

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B: Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 372-377

  Muskens, J ^a   Elbers, A R W ^a   Van Weering, H J ^a   Noordhuizen, J P T M ^a,b  

^a GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Netherlands)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CATTLE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; NETHERLANDS; PARATUBERCULOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0142059548     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0450.2003.00697.x     Document Type: Article

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