Cross species transmission of ovine Johne's disease from sheep to cattle: An estimate of prevalence in exposed susceptible cattle

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 117-123

  Moloney, B J ^a   Whittington, R J ^b  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cattle; Interspecies transmission; Johne's disease; Mycobacteria

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; PARATUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS; PARATUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 41149120651     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2008.00272.x     Document Type: Article

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