A comparison of pooled and individual bird sampling for detection of Salmonella in commercial egg laying flocks

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 2-4, 2011, Pages 176-184

  Arnold, M E ^a   Carrique Mas, J J ^a   McLaren, I ^a   Davies, R H ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian methods; Pooling; Poultry; Salmonella; Test sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL SALMONELLOSIS; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUST; EGG; FECES; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; CHICKENS; DUST; EGGS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FECES; FEMALE; POULTRY DISEASES; PREVALENCE; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AVES; SALMONELLA;

EID: 79953269376     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2010.12.007     Document Type: Article

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