Estimation of the prevalence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis by PCR in sheep blood

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 201-206

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

Blood; Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis; Ovine; PCR; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 40949083002     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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