Short Communication: Evaluation of a color method for testing lmmunoglobulin g concentration in goat colostrum

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1752-1754

  Arguello A ^a   Castro, N ^a   Capote, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b Canary Agronomic Science Institute   (Spain)

Author keywords

Color; Colostrum; Goat; Immunoglobulin G

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; COLOSTRUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GOAT; IMMUNODIFFUSION; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; COLORIMETRY; COLOSTRUM; FEMALE; GOATS; IMMUNODIFFUSION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 20844451584     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72849-6     Document Type: Article

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