Seroprevalence survey of Chlamydophila abortus infection in breeding goats on commercial farms in the Otavi veterinary District, Northern Namibia

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Samkange, Alaster ^a   Katsande, Tendai C ^b   Tjipura Zaire, Georgina ^c   Crafford, Jan E ^d  

^a Rural Development Support Program   (Namibia)

^b ARC Onderstepoort   (South Africa)

^c Central Veterinary Laboratory   (Namibia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abortions; Breeding goats; Chlamydophila abortus; Chlamydophilosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA ABORTUS;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; AWARENESS; BLOOD; BREEDING; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GOAT; GOAT DISEASES; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; NAMIBIA; PREGNANCY; TRANSMISSION; VACCINATION; VETERINARY; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; AWARENESS; BREEDING; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; HUMANS; MALE; NAMIBIA; PREGNANCY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; VACCINATION; ZOONOSES;

EID: 79951649825     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v77i1.1     Document Type: Article

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