Evaluation of the DG29 tests for early detection of pregnancy in cattle

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1119-1121

  Paré, Julie ^a   Audet Grenier, Marie Hélène ^b   Rouillier, Paul ^c   Sirard, Marc André ^a  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c Conception ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; CATTLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 57849145717     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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