Evaluation of a cow-side immunoassay kit for assessing IgG concentration in colostrum

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 227, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 129-131

  Chigerwe, Munashe ^a   Dawes, Maisie E ^a   Tyler, Jeff W ^a   Middleton, John R ^a   Moore, Malantus P ^a   Nagy, Dusty M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; COLOSTRUM; COW; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNODIFFUSION; MILK; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLOSTRUM; FEMALE; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNODIFFUSION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LACTATION; MILK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 22244466132     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2005.227.129     Document Type: Article

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