Determination of an optimized cut-off value for the Neospora agglutination test for serodiagnosis in cattle

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 121, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 225-231

  Canada, N ^a   Meireles, C S ^a   Carvalheira, J ^a,b   Rocha, A ^a   Sousa, S ^c   Correia Da Costa, J M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Agglutination test; Cattle protozoa; Cut off; Neospora caninum; Serodiagnosis

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ABORTED FETUS; ABORTION, VETERINARY; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; FEMALE; NEOSPORA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BOS TAURUS; NEOSPORA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 2342533019     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.02.025     Document Type: Article

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