Sample collection factors affect the sensitivity of the diagnostic test for Tritrichomonas foetus in bulls

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 138-141

  Parker, Sarah ^a,b   Campbell, John ^a   Ribble, Carl ^a,c   Gajadhar, Alvin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREPUCE; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; TRICHOMONAS FOETUS; TRICHOMONIASIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; MALE; MASTIGOPHORA INFECTIONS; PENIS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; TRICHOMONAS; TRITRICHOMONAS; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

EID: 0037667670     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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