Seroprevalence of bluetongue virus antibodies in sheep and goats in Kerala State, India

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 953-958

  Ravishankar, C ^a   Nair, G Krishnan ^a   Mini, M ^a   Jayaprakasan, V ^a  

^a Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University   (India)

Author keywords

Bluetongue; Competitive enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Dot enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; India; Kerala State; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33645898000     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.24.3.1626     Document Type: Article

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