Assessment of Porphyromonas levii antibody status of cattle pre and post partum and the relationship of antibody levels to the development of bovine necrotic vulvovaginitis

Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-47

  Blum, S ^a   Zamir, L ^b   Krifucs, O ^a   Goshen, T ^c   Brenner, J ^a   Leitner, G ^a   Elad, Daniel ^a  

^a KIMRON VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c Hachaklait   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Bovine necrotic vulvovaginitis; Porphyromonas levii

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; PORPHYROMONAS; PORPHYROMONAS LEVII;

EID: 84859334895     PISSN: 03349152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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