Diagnosis of bovine brucellosis by skin test: Conditions for the test and evaluation of its performance

Veterinary Record

Volumn 145, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 214-218

  Saegerman, C ^a   Vo, T K O ^a   De Waele, L ^a   Gilson, D ^a   Bastin, A ^a   Dubray, G ^b   Flanagan, P ^c   Limet, J N ^a   Letesson, J J ^a   Godfroid, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c Ministry of Agriculture   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; CATTLE DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; NONHUMAN; SENSITIZATION; SEROLOGY; SKIN TEST; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TIME; VACCINATION; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0033592165     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.145.8.214     Document Type: Article

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