Bovine venereal campylobacteriosis: An overview

CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Mshelia, G D ^a,b   Singh, J ^a,c   Amin, J D ^b   Woldehiwet, Z ^a   Egwu, G O ^b   Murray, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

^c PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

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DOI: 10.1079/PAVSNNR20072080     Document Type: Review

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