The use of the milk ring test and rose bengal test in brucellosis control and eradication in Nigeria

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 113-115

  Cadmus, S I B ^a   Adesokan, H K ^a   Stack, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Cows; Diagnosis; Serology; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; ROSE BENGAL;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREEDING; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MILK; MILK RING TEST; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; ROSE BENGAL TEST; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BRUCELLA;

EID: 58349092332     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v79i3.256     Document Type: Article

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