An outbreak of tuberculosis in Lleyn sheep in the UK associated with clinical signs

Veterinary Record

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 69-

  Van Der Burgt, G M ^a   Drummond, F ^b   Crawshaw, T ^c   Morris, S ^d  

^a AHVLA Luddington   (United Kingdom)

^b AHVLA   (United Kingdom)

^c Starcross   (United Kingdom)

^d Alnorthumbria Veterinary Practice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PATHOLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALIA; BACILLI (CLASS); BOS; BOVINAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84872689956     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.101048     Document Type: Article

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