Prevalence of Brucella abortus antibodies in serum of Holstein cattle in Cameroon

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-144

  Bayemi, P H ^a   Webb, E C ^b   Nsongka, M V ^a   Unger, H ^c   Njakoi, H ^d  

^a Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD) Bambui   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^d Heifer International   (United States)

Author keywords

Brucella; Cameroon; ELISA; Holstein cattle; Small scale dairy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; BRUCELLA VACCINE;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; CAMEROON; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; SEX DIFFERENCE; VACCINATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA VACCINE; BRUCELLOSIS, BOVINE; CAMEROON; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; MILK; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; VACCINATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS;

EID: 58149180332     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-008-9184-8     Document Type: Article

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