First detection of Schmallenberg virus RNA in bovine semen, Germany, 2012

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 167, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 289-295

  Hoffmann, Bernd ^a   Schulz, Claudia ^a   Beer, Martin ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cattle; Diagnostic; Germany; SBV; Schmallenberg virus; Semen

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BULL (BOVINE); CATTLE; EXTRACTION; GERMANY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORTHOBUNYAVIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA VIRUS; SCHMALLENBERG VIRUS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM; VIRUS INFECTION;

AKABANE VIRUS; BOS; BOVINAE;

CATTLE; DIAGNOSTIC; GERMANY; SBV; SCHMALLENBERG VIRUS; SEMEN;

ANIMALS; BUNYAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; GERMANY; MALE; ORTHOBUNYAVIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SEMEN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84888035435     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.09.002     Document Type: Article

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