Economic Aspects of Disease Monitoring with Special Reference to Bovine Paratuberculosis

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Volumn , Issue SUPPL. 94, 2001, Pages 17-25

  Paisley, Larry G ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bovine paratuberculosis; ELISA; Monte carlo simulation; Mycobacterium paratuberculosis; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MASS SCREENING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; NORWAY; PARATUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MASS SCREENING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; NORWAY; PARATUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 45349101275     PISSN: 0044605X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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