Serosurveillance of camels (Camelus Dromedarius) to detect antibodies against viral diseases in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Camel Practice and Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 91-96

  Al Afaleq, A I ^a   Abu Elzein, E M E ^a   Hegazy, A A ^b   Al Naeem, A ^a  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Cairo University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Camels; Epidemiology; Saudi Arabia; Serosurveillance; Viral diseases

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE; CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 49649112944     PISSN: 09716777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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