Evaluation of diagnostic techniques for Anoplocephala perfoliata in horses from Alberta, Canada

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 172, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 249-255

  Skotarek, S L ^a   Colwell, D D ^b   Goater, C P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cestodiasis; Coproantigen; ELISA; Equine; Tapeworm

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOPLOCEPHALA PERFOLIATA; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CESTODE; CESTODIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ALBERTA; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CESTODA; CESTODE INFECTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PARASITOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANOPLOCEPHALA PERFOLIATA; CESTODA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 77956010816     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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