Management factors associated with seropositivity to Lawsonia intracellularis in US swine herds

Journal of Swine Health and Production

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 285-290

  Bronsvoort, Mark ^a   Norby, Bo ^b   Bane, David P ^c   Gardner, Ian A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Indirect fluorescent antibody test; Lawsonia intracellularis; Porcine proliferative enteropathy; Risk factors; Swine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012982266     PISSN: 1537209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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