Evaluation of a point-of-care portable analyzer for measurement of plasma immunoglobulin G, total protein, and albumin concentrations in ill neonatal foals

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 242, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 812-819

  Wong, David M ^a   Giguère, Steeve ^b,d   Wendel, Mara A ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^c ROOD AND RIDDLE EQUINE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PLASMA PROTEIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NEWBORN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BLOOD PROTEINS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 84874673721     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.242.6.812     Document Type: Article

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