Serological survey of pre-weaned New Zealand fur seals (arctocephalus forsteri) for brucellosis and leptospirosis

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 428-432

  Mackereth, G F ^a   Webb, K M ^b   O'Keefe J S ^a   Duignan, P J ^c   Kittelberger, R ^a  

^a Investigation and Diagnostic Centre   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Arctocephalus forsteri; Brucellosis; Leptospirosis; New Zealand fur seals

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; SEAL; SEASON; SUCKLING;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; FEMALE; FUR SEALS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; SEASONS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

ARCTOCEPHALUS FORSTERI; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA BORGPETERSENII; LEPTOSPIRA BORGPETERSENII SEROVAR BALLUM; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 28844467666     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2005.36588     Document Type: Article

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