Comparison of commercial ELISA blood tests for early pregnancy detection in dairy cows

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 72-75

  Piechotta, Marion ^a   Bollwein, Julia ^a   Friedrich, Morten ^b   Heilkenbrinker, Thomas ^c   Passavant, Chuck ^d   Branen, Josh ^d   Sasser, Garth ^d   Hoedemaker, Martina ^a   Bollwein, Heinrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen   (Germany)

^d Biotracking LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Pregnancy associated glycoprotein (PAG); Pregnancy specific protein B (PSPB)

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; PLACENTA PROTEIN;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAIRYING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PREGNANCY TESTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

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EID: 79953006701     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.10-022T     Document Type: Article

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