Seroepidemiology of caprine Brucellosis in Jordan

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-18

  Al Majali, Ahmad M ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Goat; Jordan; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 14944363774     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2004.07.013     Document Type: Article

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