Eradication of bovine brucellosis in the Azores, Portugal-Outcome of a 5-year programme (2002-2007) based on test-and-slaughter and RB51 vaccination

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 80-89

  Martins, H ^a   Garin Bastuji, B ^b   Lima, F ^c   Flor, L ^d   Pina Fonseca, A ^a   Boinas, F ^e  

^a DRDA ^*  (Portugal)

^b Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

^c Serviço de Desenvolvimento Agrário da Terceira   (Portugal)

^d DRDA   (Portugal)

^e FACULDADE DE MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Azores; Brucellosis; Cattle; Portugal; RB51; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; BRUCELLA VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; CATTLE; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA VACCINE; BRUCELLOSIS, BOVINE; CATTLE; EUTHANASIA, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; VACCINATION;

BOS; BOVINAE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS;

EID: 65649136998     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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