Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 90, Issue 12 , Pages 5352-5360 , December 2007

Comparison of Coxiella burnetii Shedding in Milk of Dairy Bovine, Caprine, and Ovine Herds

  • A. Rodolakis

      Affiliations

    • INRA, UR1282, Infectiologie Animale et Santé Publique, Centre de recherche de Tours, 37380 Nouzilly, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • M. Berri

      Affiliations

    • INRA, UR1282, Infectiologie Animale et Santé Publique, Centre de recherche de Tours, 37380 Nouzilly, France
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  • C. Héchard

      Affiliations

    • INRA, UR1282, Infectiologie Animale et Santé Publique, Centre de recherche de Tours, 37380 Nouzilly, France
    • Present address: VigiCell SAS, Institut André Lwoff (CNRS), 7 rue Guy Moquet - BP 8, 94 801 Villejuif Cedex, France.
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  • C. Caudron

      Affiliations

    • INRA, UR1282, Infectiologie Animale et Santé Publique, Centre de recherche de Tours, 37380 Nouzilly, France
    • Present address: CEVA Santé Animale La Ballastière, BP 126 33501, Libourne Cedex, France.
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  • A. Souriau

      Affiliations

    • INRA, UR1282, Infectiologie Animale et Santé Publique, Centre de recherche de Tours, 37380 Nouzilly, France
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  • C.C. Bodier

      Affiliations

    • INRA, UR1282, Infectiologie Animale et Santé Publique, Centre de recherche de Tours, 37380 Nouzilly, France
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  • B. Blanchard

      Affiliations

    • Adiagène, 38 rue de Paris, 22000 Saint Brieuc, France
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  • P. Camuset

      Affiliations

    • SNGTV, 5 rue Moufle, 75011 Paris, France
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  • P. Devillechaise

      Affiliations

    • La Condamine, 26400 Crest, France
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  • J.C. Natorp

      Affiliations

    • Le Bourg, 64430St Etienne de Baigorry, France
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  • J.P. Vadet

      Affiliations

    • 24 rue Carnot, 76190 Yvetot, France
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  • N. Arricau-Bouvery

      Affiliations

    • INRA, UR1282, Infectiologie Animale et Santé Publique, Centre de recherche de Tours, 37380 Nouzilly, France
    • Present address: INRA Domaine de la Grande Ferrade UMR GDPP, 33883 Villenave D’Oron Cedex, France.

Received 4 December 2006 ,Accepted 27 August 2007.

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doi: 10.3168/jds.2006-815

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 90, Issue 12 , Pages 5352-5360 , December 2007

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