Serosurvey of Leptospira spp serovar Hardjo in cattle from Zaria, Nigeria

Revue de Medecine Veterinaire

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 85-89

  Ngbede, E O ^a   Raji, M A ^a   Kwanashie, C N ^a   Okolocha, E C ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cattle; ELISA; Indigenous breed; Leptospira spp. serovar Hardjo; Leptospirosis; Nigeria; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874712821     PISSN: 00351555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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