Evaluation of early conception factor lateral flow test to determine nonpregnancy in dairy cattle

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 831-835

  Ambrose, Divakar J ^a   Radke, Brian ^a   Pitney, Phyllis A ^a   Goonewardene, Laksiri A ^a  

^a ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARLY PREGNANCY FACTOR; PEPTIDE; PLACENTA PROTEIN; PROGESTERONE; SUPPRESSOR FACTOR;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; MILK; PEPTIDES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PREGNANCY TESTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPPRESSOR FACTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC;

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EID: 34548456022     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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