In vivo comparison of susceptibility between Bos indicus and Bos taurus cattle types to Theileria parva infection

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-22

  Ndungu, S G ^a   Brown, C G D ^b   Dolan, T T ^c  

^a KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Boran; Bos indicus; Bos taurus; Cattle; East Coast fever; Friesian; In vivo susceptibility; Theileria parva; Zebu

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; THEILERIA PARVA;

EID: 22144434839     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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