Case-control study on risk factors associated with Brucella Melitensis in goat farms in Peninsular Malaysia

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 739-745

  Bamaiyi, Pwaveno Huladeino ^a   Hassan, Latiffah ^a   Khairani Bejo, Siti ^a   ZainalAbidin, Mohamed ^a   Ramlan, Mohamed ^b   Krishnan, Nookaya ^c   Adzhar, Azri ^c   Abdullah, Nahariah ^c   Hamidah, Nik Husin M ^c   Norsuhanna, Mokthar M ^c   Hashim, Siti N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Malaysia)

^c Veterinary Research Institute ^*  (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Brucella melitensis; Case control; Farms; Goats; Malaysia; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GOAT; GOAT DISEASES; MALAYSIA; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; VETERINARY; ZOONOSIS;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; MALAYSIA; RISK FACTORS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84900826258     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-014-0557-x     Document Type: Article

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