Comparison of three methods of surveillance with application to the detection of Johne's disease seropositivity in Texas cattle

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 1-7

  Pearce, Brielle H ^a   Fosgate, Geoffrey T ^a   Ward, Michael P ^a   Roussel, Allen J ^a   Norby, Bo ^a   Tavornpanich, Saraya ^a   Ellis, Dee ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Texas Animal Health Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

ELISA; Johne's disease; Paratuberculosis; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; PARATUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS; PARATUBERCULOSIS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TEXAS;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 45549094279     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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