Large scale outbreaks of peste des petits ruminants in sheep and goats in Thar desert of India

Slovenian Veterinary Research

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 123-132

  Kataria, Anil Kumar ^a   Kataria, Nalini ^a   Gahlot, Ajey Kumar ^a  

^a RAJASTHAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibodies, viral blood; Blood chemical analysis; Desert climate; Disease outbreaks; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay methods; Goat diseases diagnosis virology; Goats; Pathology, clinical; Peste des petits ruminants diagnosis virology; Sheep; Sheep diseases diagnosis virology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES; PESTE-DES-PETITS-RUMINANTS VIRUS;

EID: 39449129917     PISSN: 15804003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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