Elaboration of a crude antigen ELISA for serodiagnosis of caprine neosporosis: Validation of the test by detection of Neospora caninum-specific antibodies in goats from Sri Lanka

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 257-262

  Naguleswaran, A ^a   Hemphill, A ^a   Rajapakse, R P V J ^b   Sager, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

ELISA; Goat; IFAT; Neospora caninum; Serology; Western blot

Indexed keywords

NORLEUCINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GOAT; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; SRI LANKA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; COCCIDIOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; NEOSPORA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SRI LANKA;

BOS TAURUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 9644268917     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.08.014     Document Type: Article

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