Seroprevalence of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) virus in goats, sheep and cattle at Livestock Production Research Institute Bahadurnagar Okara

Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 114-116

  Rashid, A ^a   Asim, M ^a   Hussain, A ^a  

^a Livestock and Dairy Development Department   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

(PPR); Competitive Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay (c ELISA); Peste des Petits ruminants; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952458177     PISSN: 10187081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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