Brucella abortus antibodies in the sera of indigenous chickens around Gaborone, Botswana

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1610-1612

  Mushi, E Z ^a   Binta, M G ^b   Basupang, K ^a   Samakabadi, E K ^a  

^a BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE   (Botswana)

^b National Veterinary Laboratory   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Botswana; Brucella abortus antibodies; Indigenous chickens; Serum

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749091001     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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