Transient adverse effects of an attenuated bluetongue virus vaccine on the quality of ram semen

Veterinary Record

Volumn 160, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 431-435

  Breard E ^a   Pozzi, N ^b   Sailleau, C ^a   Durand, B ^a   Catinot, V ^b   Sellem, E ^b   Dumont, P ^c   Guerin B ^b   Zientara, S ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

^b Laboratoire Nationale de Contrôle des Reproducteurs

^c Services Techniques   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BLUETONGUE VIRUS;

EID: 34147220455     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.160.13.431     Document Type: Article

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