Meta-analysis of field studies on bovine tuberculosis skin tests in United States cattle herds

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 234-242

  Farnham, MacDonald W ^a   Norby, Bo ^b   Goldsmith, Tim J ^a   Wells, Scott J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Meta analysis; Mycobacterium bovis; Sensitivity; Serial test interpretation; Specificity; Tuberculin skin tests

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; CATTLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN TEST; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS;

EID: 84655167182     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2011.08.009     Document Type: Article

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