Seroprevalence and potential risk of bovine brucellosis in zerograzing and pastoral dairy systems in Uganda

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1765-1771

  Magona, J W ^a   Walubengo, J ^a   Galiwango, T ^a   Etoori, A ^a  

^a National Livestock Resources Research Institute NaLIRRI   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Brucellosis risk; Dairy cattle; Pastoral system; Uganda; Zerograzing system

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; CATTLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAIRYING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UGANDA;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BRUCELLOSIS, BOVINE; CATTLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DAIRYING; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; UGANDA;

EID: 75349095428     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-009-9375-y     Document Type: Article

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