Controlling tuberculosis in a llama (Lama glama) herd using clinical signs, tuberculin skin testing and serology

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 246-248

  Twomey, D F ^a   Collins, R ^a   Cranwell, M P ^a   Crawshaw, T R ^a   Higgins, R J ^a   Dean, G S ^a   Vordermeier, H M ^a   Hollingdale, A ^b   de la Rua Domenech, R ^c  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b Animal Health   (United Kingdom)

^c DEFRA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical disease; Llama (Lama glama); Rapid Test serology; Tuberculin skin test; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; HERD; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAMA GLAMA; NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ANIMALS; AUTOPSY; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GREAT BRITAIN; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; WEIGHT LOSS;

ANIMALIA; LAMA (MAMMAL); LAMA GLAMA; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS;

EID: 84860467562     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2011.05.014     Document Type: Article

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