A Comparison of Three Different Methods of Serological Testing for the Presence of Antibodies to Neospora caninum in Beef Cattle

Authors

  • Gail Cunningham Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5B4
  • Cheryl Waldner Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5B4
  • John Campbell Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5B4
  • Eugene Janzen Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5B4
  • Lydden Polley Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5B4

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20015236

Keywords:

serological test, Neospora caninum, antibodies, agreement

Abstract

Several serological tests for the presence of antibodies to Neospora caninum are commercially available. These tests have all been used in current N. caninum research, but limited information is available on the level of agreement between them. This makes it difficult, to compare serological results from research projects that use different testing methods. The objective of this study was to test the level of agreement between three different commercially available serological tests for antibodies to Neospora caninum.

Cover image of the 34th Conference Proceedings: Four men on horseback lead a single cow through a pen. Yellow background.

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Published

2001-09-13

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2001

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