Bovine leptospirosis in south Marmara region of Turkey: A serological survey

Revue de Medecine Veterinaire

Volumn 155, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 606-608

  Kocabiyik, A L ^a   Cetin, C ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Age; Cattle; Leptospirosis; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

AGE; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY TITER; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DILUTION; EXAMINATION; HEALTH SURVEY; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SCREENING; SEROLOGY; SEROTYPE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VACCINATION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; MARMARA;

EID: 12244306267     PISSN: 00351555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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