Outbreak of bovine tuberculosis featuring anergy to the skin test, udder lesions and milkborne disease in young calves

Veterinary Record

Volumn 163, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 357-361

  Houlihan, M G ^a   Dixon, F W ^b   Page, N A ^b  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b Worcester Division   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 53149144339     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.163.12.357     Document Type: Article

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