The prevalence of chlamydiae of bulls from six bull studs in Germany

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 111-121

  Kauffold, Johannes ^a   Henning, Klaus ^b   Bachmann, Rüdiger ^a   Hotzel, Helmut ^b   Melzer, Falk ^b  

^a Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bull; Chlamydiae; Chlamydial antibodies; Faeces; Preputial washing sample; Semen

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLASSIFICATION; FECES; GERMANY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PENIS; PREVALENCE; SPERM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; FECES; GERMANY; MALE; PENIS; PREVALENCE; SEMEN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA;

EID: 34548236842     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.10.013     Document Type: Article

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