Vaccination programs for reproductive disorders of small ruminants

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 130, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 162-172

  Menzies, P I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abortion; Epididymitis; Goat; Immunisation; Sheep; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VACCINE; DNA VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; EPIDIDYMITIS; FEMALE; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; STANDARD; VACCINATION; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; EPIDIDYMITIS; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; MALE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; VACCINATION; VACCINES, DNA;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA ABORTUS; COXIELLA BURNETII; OVIS ARIES; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 84858160939     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2012.01.010     Document Type: Article

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