Investigations on brucellosis in Egyptian Baladi does with emphasis on evaluation of diagnostic techniques

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 342-348

  Abd El Razik, K A ^a   Desouky, H M ^a   Ahmed, W M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Goat brucella serology PCR pathology trace elements

Indexed keywords

BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 33846661809     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.342.348     Document Type: Article

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