Lack of association of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis with oocytes and embryos from moderate shedders of the pathogen

Theriogenology

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1651-1660

  Kruip, T A M ^a   Muskens, J ^b   Van Roermund, H J W ^a   Bakker, D ^a   Stockhofe Zurwieden, N ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cattle; Embryos; Paratuberculosis; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EMBRYO; FECES; FEMALE; INTESTINE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; OOCYTE; PARATUBERCULOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; EMBRYO; FECES; FEMALE; INTESTINES; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; OOCYTES; PARATUBERCULOSIS; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0242432405     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(02)01208-6     Document Type: Article

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