Determining the sensitivity of abattoir surveillance for ovine Johne's disease

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 633-636

  Bradley, T L ^a   Cannon, R M ^b  

^a Department of Primary Industries ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FOOD CONTROL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTESTINE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARATUBERCULOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD INSPECTION; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARATUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 33644831312     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2005.tb13278.x     Document Type: Review

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