Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and microbiologic culture for diagnosis of Staphylococcus aureus intramammary infection in cows

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 6-10

  Bartlett, Paul C ^a   Erskine, Ronald J ^a   Gaston, Patrick ^a   Sears, Philip M ^a   Houdijk, Hendricus Wilhelmus ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; ELISA; Mastitis; Receiver operator curves; Sensitivity; Specificity; Stophylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030055276     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-59.1.6     Document Type: Article

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