Validation of a Dictyocaulus viviparus MSP-ELISA and cut-off adjustment in a one-year longitudinal field study in dairy cattle herds

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 189, Issue 2-4, 2012, Pages 291-298

  Schunn, Anne Marie ^a   Forbes, Andrew ^b   Schnieder, Thomas ^a   Strube, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibody titre; Bovine lungworm; Bulk tank milk; Cut off; In herd prevalence; Milk ELISA; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DICTYOCAULOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FIELD STUDY; HERD; MILK; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DICTYOCAULUS; DICTYOCAULUS INFECTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; DICTYOCAULUS VIVIPARUS;

EID: 84866287025     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.04.012     Document Type: Article

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