Monitoring of Lawsonia intracellularis by indirect serum immunofluorescence assay in a commercial swine production system

Journal of Swine Health and Production

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 57-61

  Just, Steven D ^a   Thoen, Charles O ^b   Thacker, Brad J ^b   Thompson, John U ^c  

^a Morris Veterinary Center   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ileitis; Indirect immunofluorescent antibody assay; Lawsonia intracellularis; PPE; Swine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003084860     PISSN: 1537209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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