Risk factors for foot and mouth disease seroprevalence in indigenous cattle in Southern Ethiopia: The effect of production system

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 891-898

  Megersa, B ^a   Beyene, B ^a   Abunna, F ^a   Regassa, A ^a   Amenu, K ^a   Rufael, T ^b  

^a HAWASSA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b National Animal Health Diagnostic and Investigation Centre (NAHDIC)   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Cattle; ELISA; Ethiopia; FMD; Risk factors; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHIOPIA; FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ETHIOPIA; FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 70249148319     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-008-9276-5     Document Type: Article

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