Risk factors associated with bovine trichomoniasis in beef cattle identified by a questionnaire

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue PART 6, 2014, Pages 896-902

  Jin, Yinzhu ^a   Schumaker, Brant ^a   Logan, Jim ^b   Yao, Chaoqun ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Wyoming Livestock Board   (United States)

^c ROSS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; BOVINE TRICHOMONIASIS; BULL (BOVINE); DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; TRICHOMONIASIS; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; MALE; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS; WYOMING;

EID: 84901328266     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.074971-0     Document Type: Article

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