A practical approach to calculate sample size for herd prevalence surveys

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 173-188

  Humphry, Roger W ^a   Cameron, Angus ^b   Gunn, George J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSVET ANIMAL HEALTH SERVICES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Imperfect test; Johne's disease; Paratuberculosis; Prevalence; Sample size; Sensitivity; Specificity; Survey design

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 6044221513     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2004.07.003     Document Type: Article

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