Use of avidity enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and avidity Western blot to discriminate between acute and chronic Neospora caninum infection in cattle

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 442-450

  Aguado Martinez A ^a   Alvarez Garcia G ^a   Arnaiz Seco, I ^b   Innes, E ^c   Ortega Mora, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Laboratorio Regional de Sanidad Y Producción Animal de Lugo   (Spain)

^c MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avidity ELISA; Avidity Western blot; Bovine abortion; Neospora caninum

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 26244446774     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870501700506     Document Type: Article

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