Mycoplasma bovis infections in cattle

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 772-783

  Maunsell, F P ^a   Woolums, A R ^b   Francoz, D ^c   Rosenbusch, R F ^d   Step, D L ^e   Wilson, D J ^f   Janzen, E D ^g  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Mastitis; Otitis media; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA BOVIS; MYCOPLASMOSIS; NORTH AMERICA; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MYCOPLASMA BOVIS; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; NORTH AMERICA; PREVALENCE;

BOS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA BOVIS;

EID: 79960564437     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: 19391676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2011.0750.x     Document Type: Article

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