Naturally acquired Lawsonia intracellularis infection in pigs studied from weaning to slaughter by indirect immunofluorescence antibody test and polymerase chain reaction on faeces

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 93-98

  Jensen, T K ^a   Vigre, H ^a   Sorensen V ^a   Moller K ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Lawsonia intracellularis; PCR; Pigs; Proliferative enteropathy; Serology

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESULFOVIBRIONACEAE INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; ENTEROPATHY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; ILEUM; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAWSONIA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SWINE DISEASE; WEANING;

AGING; ANIMALS; DESULFOVIBRIONACEAE INFECTIONS; FECES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; ILEUM; INTESTINAL DISEASES; LAWSONIA BACTERIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LAWSONIA INTRACELLULARIS;

EID: 19944372435     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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