Use of proficiency samples to assess diagnostic laboratories in France performing a Trichinella digestion assay

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1685-1690

  Vallée, Isabelle ^a   Macé, Pauline ^a   Forbes, Lorry ^b   Scandrett, Brad ^b   Durand, Benoit ^a   Gajadhar, Alvin ^b   Boireau, Pascal ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

^b Centre for Food Borne and Animal Parasitology   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MUS; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS;

EID: 34447550693     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.7.1685     Document Type: Article

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