Frequency of BCoV detection by a semi-nested PCR assay in faeces of calves from Brazilian cattle herds

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1563-1567

  Stipp, Danilo T ^a   Barry, Aline F ^a   Alfieri, Alice F ^a   Takiuchi, Elisabete ^a   Amude, Alexandre M ^a   Alfieri, Amauri A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bovine coronavirus; Calves; Cattle herds; Diarrhoea; Semi nested PCR

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; FECES; GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; CORONAVIRUS, BOVINE; DNA PRIMERS; FECES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINE CORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS;

EID: 70350284628     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-009-9347-2     Document Type: Article

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