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 94, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 154-157

  Blasco, J M ^a   Moriyon, I ^b  

^a Agrifood Institute of Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; BRUCELLA VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; BLOOD; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; CATTLE; IMMUNOLOGY; LETTER; PORTUGAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA VACCINE; BRUCELLOSIS, BOVINE; CATTLE; EUTHANASIA, ANIMAL; PORTUGAL;

BOVINAE;

EID: 77249136402     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.10.009     Document Type: Letter

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