Sensitivity, specificity and level of agreement of meat inspector detection of abnormal lymph nodes of farmed deer (Cervus elaphus) in New Zealand

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 141-146

  Hunnam, J C ^a,c   Wilson, P R ^a   Heuer, C ^a   Stringer, L ^a   Mackintosh, C G ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c Animal Health Centre Morrinsville   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

inspection; Johne's disease; Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis; paratuberculosis; Red deer; sensitivity; specificity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEER; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; MEAT; MESENTERIC LYMPHADENITIS; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; NEW ZEALAND; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARATUBERCULOSIS; PATHOLOGY; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; DEER; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MEAT; MESENTERIC LYMPHADENITIS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS; NEW ZEALAND; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARATUBERCULOSIS;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84876343586     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2012.755887     Document Type: Article

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