A case-control study of risk factors for brucellosis seropositivity in Portuguese small ruminants herds

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 82, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 291-301

  Coelho, A M ^a   Coelho, A C ^b   Roboredo, M ^b   Rodrigues, J ^b,c  

^a Direcção de Serviços Veterinários da Região Norte ^*  (Portugal)

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

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

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Case control study; Logistic regression; Risk factors; Small ruminants

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; PORTUGAL; RISK FACTOR; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; PORTUGAL; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 35548975760     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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