The interferon-gamma field trial: background, principles and progress
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M Vordermeier1, A Goodchild, R Clifton-Hadley
1Veterinary Laboratories Agency - Weybridge, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey.
Abstract:
Since November 2002, the State Veterinary Service and the Veterinary Laboratories Agency have been conducting a field trial to assess the interferon-gamma test as an ancillary parallel test to the tuberculin skin test in herds with confirmed tuberculosis breakdowns. Here, Martin Vordermeier, Tony Goodchild, Richard Clifton-Hadley and Ricardo de la Rua describe the background to the trial, discuss the principle of the test and provide an update of progress so far
