The recent prevalence of bovine leukemia virus (BLV) infection among Japanese cattle

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 84-88

  Murakami, Kenji ^a   Kobayashi, Sota ^a   Konishi, Misako ^a   Kameyama, Ken ichiro ^a   Yamamoto, Takehisa ^a   Tsutsui, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

BLV; Bovine leukemia virus; Cattle; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; BOVINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; BREEDING; CATTLE FARMING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNODIFFUSION; JAPAN; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; VIRUS INFECTION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CATTLE; ENZOOTIC BOVINE LEUKOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; JAPAN; LEUKEMIA VIRUS, BOVINE; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS;

EID: 79551689215     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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