What is the prevalence and economic impact of chlamydial infections in cattle? The need to validate and harmonise existing methods of detection

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-5

  Livingstone, M ^a   Longbottom, D ^a  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATTLE DISEASE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ENDOMETRITIS; ENTERITIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EPIDIDYMITIS; EUROPE; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; INFERTILITY; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; LABORATORY TEST; METRITIS; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PNEUMONIA; POLYARTHRITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SALPINGITIS; SEMINAL VESICLE DISEASE; SEROLOGY; TESTIS ATROPHY; UNITED KINGDOM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; DAIRYING; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE;

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EID: 33745065757     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2005.05.001     Document Type: Editorial

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