Seroprevalence and risk factors for bovine brucellosis in Jordan

Journal of Veterinary Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-65

  Al Majali, Ahmad M ^a   Talafha, Abdelsalam Q ^a   Ababneh, Mustafa M ^a   Ababneh, Mohammed M ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Cattle; Jordan; Risk factors; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE; BRUCELLA;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRUCELLOSIS; CATTLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; JORDAN; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRUCELLOSIS, BOVINE; CATTLE; JORDAN; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 64849085768     PISSN: 1229845X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2009.10.1.61     Document Type: Article

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