Evaluation of a new commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of porcine antibodies against Trichinella spp.

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 692-697

  Frey, Caroline F ^a   Buholzer, Patrik ^c   Beck, Relja ^d   Marinculić, Albert ^d   Raeber, Alex J ^c   Gottstein, Bruno ^a   Schuppers, Manon E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Safe Food Solutions Inc   (Switzerland)

^c Prionics AG   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Bayesian techniques; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Evaluation; Pigs; Trichinella

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS; TRICHINELLA;

EID: 70349665389     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870902100516     Document Type: Article

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