The immune response of guinea pigs and buffalo calves to the locally prepared Brucella abortus strain 19 vaccine

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 893-897

  Jamal, S M ^a   Afzal, M ^b   Ahmed, S ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Brucella abortus; Buffalo; Titre; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; BUBALUS; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 1442266749     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.22.3.1444     Document Type: Article

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