Epidemiology of bovine venereal campylobacteriosis: Geographic distribution and recent advances in molecular diagnostic techniques

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; HEALTH; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL; WORLD HEALTH;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 77957110762     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2009.01546.x     Document Type: Review

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