Use of serological techniques for diagnosis of Mycobacterium bovis infection in a llama herd

Veterinary Record

Volumn 165, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 323-324

  Dean, G S ^a   Crawshaw, T R ^a   De La Rua Domenech, R ^b   Farrant, L ^c   Greenwald, R ^d   Higgins, R J ^e   Lyashchenko, K ^d   Vordermeier, H M ^a   Twomey, D F ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFRA   (United Kingdom)

^c Animal Health   (United Kingdom)

^d Chembio Diagnostic Systems   (United States)

^e VLA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; LAMA (MAMMAL); MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; FEMALE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; SEROLOGY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; FEMALE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 70349640187     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.165.11.323     Document Type: Article

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