Comparative brucella abortus antibody prevalence in cattle under contrasting husbandry practices in uganda

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Nizeyimana, Gerald ^a   Mwiine, Frank N ^a   Ayebazibwe, Chrisostom ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ROSE BENGAL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; ROSE BENGAL PLATE TEST; SEROLOGY; SERUM; UGANDA; ANIMAL; BOVINAE; BRUCELLOSIS, BOVINE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES; VETERINARY; ANIMAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS, BOVINE; CATTLE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; PREVALENCE; ROSE BENGAL; UGANDA;

EID: 84892459639     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v84i1.943     Document Type: Article

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