Seroprevalence of chlamydial infection in cattle in Ireland

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 583-585

  Wilson, Kim ^a   Sammin, Donal ^b   Harmeyer, Silke ^c   Nath, Mintu ^d   Livingstone, Morag ^a   Longbottom, David ^a  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b National Reference Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance Food Feed and Animal Health   (Ireland)

^c PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

^d BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle; Chlamydial infection; Indirect ELISA; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; CATTLE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA ABORTUS; CHLAMYDIA PECORUM; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; INCIDENCE; IRELAND; NONHUMAN; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; VETERINARY ABORTION; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; FEMALE; IRELAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BOS; CHLAMYDIA ABORTUS; CHLAMYDIACEAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PECORUM;

EID: 84865865496     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2011.12.018     Document Type: Article

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