Prevalence of Fasciola hepatica in dairy herds in England and Wales measured with an ELISA applied to bulk-tank milk

Veterinary Record

Volumn 156, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 729-731

  Salimi Bejestani, M R ^a   Daniel, R G ^b   Felstead, S M ^a   Cripps, P J ^c   Mahmoody, H ^a   Williams, D J L ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAIRY CATTLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MILK; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROPREVALENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BOS TAURUS; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; HEPATICA;

EID: 20744435323     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.156.23.729     Document Type: Article

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