Sampling and repeatability of radiometric faecal culture in bovine Johne's disease

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 119, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 184-193

  Eamens, Graeme J ^a   Turner, Mark J ^a   Whittington, Richard J ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cattle; Detection; Disease control; Faecal culture; Johne's disease; Laboratory testing; Paratuberculosis; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CATTLE; COW; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PARATUBERCULOSIS; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FECES; FEMALE; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; PARATUBERCULOSIS; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33845893863     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.08.024     Document Type: Article

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