The use of an autogenous Dichelobacter nodosus vaccine to eliminate clinical signs of virulent footrot in a sheep flock in Bhutan

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 356-363

  Gurung, R B ^a   Dhungyel, O P ^c   Tshering, P ^b   Egerton, J R ^c  

^a Regional Veterinary Laboratory   (Bhutan)

^b Royal Veterinary Epidemiology Centre   (Bhutan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bhutan; Dichelobacter nodosus; Footrot; Specific vaccination

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VACCINE; DICHELOBACTER NODOSUS VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BHUTAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICHELOBACTER NODOSUS; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOT ROT; HERD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTECTION; REINFECTION; SHEEP DISEASE; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; BHUTAN; DICHELOBACTER NODOSUS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOOT ROT; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; DICHELOBACTER NODOSUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33746675093     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2005.04.032     Document Type: Article

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