Reliability of a diagnosis of BSE made on the basis of clinical signs

Veterinary Record

Volumn 145, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 198-200

  Braun, U ^d   Amrein, E ^d   Estermann, U ^d   Pusterla, N ^d   Schonmann M ^d   Schweizer, T ^d   Ehrensperger, F ^a   Vandevelde, M ^b   Kihm, U ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CATTLE; LOCOMOTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; LOCOMOTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033554115     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.145.7.198     Document Type: Article

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