Herd-level risk factors associated with leptospira hardjo seroprevalence in beef/suckler herds in the republic of Ireland

Irish Veterinary Journal

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Ryan, Eoin Gerard ^a   Leonard, Nola ^a   O'Grady, Luke ^a   Doherty, Michael L ^a   More, Simon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Hardjo; Herd size; Ireland; Leptospirosis; Questionnaire; Region; Risk factors; Suckler

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877941796     PISSN: 03680762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2046-0481-65-6     Document Type: Article

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