A pilot trial to evaluate the γ-interferon assay for the detection of Mycobacterium bovis infected cattle under Irish conditions

Irish Veterinary Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 229-232

  Monaghan, Michael ^a   Quinn, Patrick J ^a   Kelly, Aidan P ^a   McGill, Kevina ^a   McMurray, Colin ^a   O'Crowley, Kevin ^a   Bassett, Hugh F ^a   Costello, Eamon ^b   Quigley, Frances ^b   Rothel, James S ^c   Wood, Paul R ^c   Collins, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Central Veterinary Research Laboratory Castleknock Ireland   (Ireland)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cattle; Gamma Interferon Assay; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031534929     PISSN: 03680762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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