Evaluation of an egg yolk enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay antibody test and its use to assess the prevalence of Mycoplasma synoviae in UK laying hens

Avian Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 93-97

  Hagan, Jennifer C ^a   Ashton, Nicholas J ^b   Bradbury, Janet M ^a   Morgan, Kenton L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; CHLOROFORM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EGG YOLK; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA SYNOVIAE; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHICKENS; CHLOROFORM; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EGG YOLK; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; MYCOPLASMA SYNOVIAE; PILOT PROJECTS; POULTRY DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GALLUS GALLUS; MYCOPLASMA SYNOVIAE;

EID: 1642491783     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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