Brucellosis in pastoral and confined livestock: Prevention and vaccination

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 219-228

  Smits, H L ^a  

^a ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abortion; Brucellosis; Cattle; Control; Cost effectiveness; Disease education; Goat; Hygiene; Livestock; Livestock census; Migration; Needs assessment; Pastoralist Prevention; Risk analysis; Sanitation; Sheep; Surveillance; Tradition; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84879425081     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: 16080645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.32.1.2200     Document Type: Article

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