Serological evidence of Leptospira interrogans serovar Bratislava infection and its association with abortions in cattle in northern Spain

Veterinary Record

Volumn 156, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 376-380

  Atxaerandio, R ^a   Aduriz, G ^a   Ziluaga, I ^a   Esteban, J I ^a   Maranda, L ^b   Mainar Jaime, R C ^c  

^a NEIKER and a Vaccine producing Commercial Company CZVSL   (Spain)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAIRY CATTLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; SPAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBFERTILITY; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; LEPTOSPIRA AUTUMNALIS; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS SEROVAR HARDJO;

EID: 17144407305     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.156.12.376     Document Type: Article

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