Serological evidence for brucellosis in Bos indicus in Nigeria

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 253-258

  Bertu, Wilson J ^a   Gusi, Amahyel M ^a   Hassan, Moses ^a   Mwankon, Esther ^a   Ocholi, Reuben A ^a   Ior, Daniel D ^b   Husseini, Bakari A ^a   Ibrahim, Gideon ^c   Abdoel, Theresia H ^d   Smits, Henk L ^d  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Nigeria)

^b Department of Horticulture   (Nigeria)

^c Ministry of Agriculture   (Nigeria)

^d ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Disease control; Disease surveillance; Livestock; Transmission; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; ROSE BENGAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NIGERIA;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS, BOVINE; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; NIGERIA; ROSE BENGAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOVINAE; BRUCELLA;

EID: 84855197855     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-011-0011-2     Document Type: Article

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