Assessment of respiratory herd health in weaner pigs by measuring cellular composition of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 424-428

  Mombarg, M J ^a,b,c   Niewold, T A ^a   Stockhofe Zurwieden, N ^a   Van Leengoed, L A M G ^a   Verheijden, J H M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Ft Dodge Anim Hlth Germany/B   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CYTOLOGY; EVALUATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG LAVAGE; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; WEANING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0036875816     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0450.2002.00584.x     Document Type: Article

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