The use of rose bengal plate test to asses cattle exposure to Brucella infection in traditional and smallholder dairy production systems of Tanga Region of Tanzania

Veterinary Medicine International

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Swai, Emanuel Senyael ^a   Schoonman, Luuk ^b  

^a Veterinary Investigation Centre VIC   (Tanzania)

^b Tanga Dairy Trust TADAT   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; BRUCELLA; EQUUS ASINUS;

EID: 84858127938     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20420048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2010/837950     Document Type: Article

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