Comparison of four methods to assess colostral IgG concentration in dairy cows

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 233, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 761-766

  Chigerwe, Munashe ^a,c   Tyler, Jeff W ^a,b   Middleton, John R ^a,b   Spain, James N ^c   Dill, Jeffrey S ^a   Steevens, Barry J ^c  

^a Departments of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery

^b Veterinary Pathobiology

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COLOSTRUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REFRACTOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLOSTRUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LACTATION; MILK; REFERENCE VALUES; REFRACTOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 51349115624     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.233.5.761     Document Type: Article

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