Some observations on the sero-prevalence of heartwater and tick infestation in Zambian goats

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 161-164

  Ahmadu, B ^a,c   Lovelace, C E A ^a   Samui, K L ^a   Mahan, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Dept of Anim Health and Production ^*  (Botswana)

Author keywords

Amblyomma variegatum; Ehrlichia ruminantium; Goats; Heartwater; Zambia

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOMMA; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EHRLICHIA RUMINANTIUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GOAT; GRAZING; HEARTWATER DISEASE; INFESTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ZAMBIA;

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA VARIEGATUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPRA HIRCUS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA RUMINANTIUM;

EID: 4444301077     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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