Milk Ring Test for spot identification of Brucella abortus infection in single cow herds

Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 70-72

  Mohamand, Najibullah ^a   Gunaseelan, Lakshmanasami ^a   Sukumar, Bharathy ^a   Porteen, Kannan ^a  

^a MADRAS VETERINARY COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Cows; Diagnosis; Milk ring test; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927002991     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23117710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5455/javar.2014.a8     Document Type: Short Survey

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