Successful Application of the Gamma-Interferon Assay in a Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Program: The French Bullfighting Herd Experience

In the French Camargue region, where bovine tuberculosis had been enzootic for several years in bullfighting cattle herds, the gamma-interferon (IFN) assay was used since 2003 in parallel with the intradermal test in order to increase overall disease detection sensitivity in infected herds. This stu...

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Main Authors: Nicolas Keck, Maria-Laura Boschiroli, Florence Smyej, Valérie Vogler, Jean-Louis Moyen, Stéphanie Desvaux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2018.00027/full