Seroprevalence of ovine paratuberculosis infection in the Northeast of Portugal

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 298-303

  Coelho, A C ^a   Pinto, M L ^a   Silva, S ^a   Coelho, A M ^c   Rodrigues, J ^a,b   Juste, R A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c Ministero da Agricultura do Desenvolvimento Rural e das Pescas Portugal   (Portugal)

^d NEIKER and a Vaccine producing Commercial Company CZVSL   (Spain)

Author keywords

ELISA; Paratuberculosis; Portugal; Prevalence; Sheep flocks

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34250334719     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2006.07.009     Document Type: Article

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