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  1. Serological response of foals to polyvalent and monovalent live-attenuated African horse sickness virus vaccines
  2. Association between caudal fold tuberculin test responses and results of an ELISA for Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis and mycobacterial culture of feces in tuberculosis-free dairy herds
  3. Seasonal Variation and Impact of Waste-Water Lagoons as Larval Habitat on the Population Dynamics of Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera:Ceratpogonidae) at Two Dairy Farms in Northern California
  4. Prevalence of abnormal radiographic findings in 2-year-old Thoroughbreds at in-training sales and associations with racing performance
  5. Diagnostic accuracy of a duplex real-time reverse transcription quantitative PCR assay for detection of African horse sickness virus
  6. Risk factors for subclinical intramammary infection in dairy goats in two longitudinal field studies evaluated by Bayesian logistic regression
  7. Use of antibody titers measured via serum synergistic hemolysis inhibition testing to predict internal Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis infection in horses
  8. Comparison of the use of scapular ultrasonography, physical examination, and measurement of serum biomarkers of bone turnover versus scintigraphy for detection of bone fragility syndrome in horses
  9. DETECTION OF FELINE CORONAVIRUS IN CHEETAH ( ACINONYX JUBATUS ) FECES BY REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION-NESTED POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION IN CHEETAHS WITH VARIABLE FREQUENCY OF VIRAL SHEDDING
  10. The combination of abundance and infection rates of Culicoides sonorensis estimates risk of subsequent bluetongue virus infection of sentinel cattle on California dairy farms
  11. Validation of real-time polymerase chain reaction tests for diagnosing feline immunodeficiency virus infection in domestic cats using Bayesian latent class models
  12. Anthropogenic and meteorological factors influence vector abundance and prevalence of bluetongue virus infection of dairy cattle in California
  13. Evaluation of an alternative method of herd classification for infection with paratuberculosis in cattle herds in the United States
  14. Evaluation of Antibody Response to Vaccination Against West Nile Virus in Thick Billed Parrots ( Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha )
  15. Consensus-based reporting standards for diagnostic test accuracy studies for paratuberculosis in ruminants
  16. Use of information on disease diagnoses from databases for animal health economic, welfare and food safety purposes: strengths and limitations of recordings
  17. Structured approach to design of diagnostic test evaluation studies for chronic progressive infections in animals
  18. Quality standards are needed for reporting of test accuracy studies for animal diseases
  19. Evaluation of the fluorescence polarization assay for the detection of Brucella abortus antibodies in bison in a natural setting
  20. The immune response of foals to natural infection with equid herpesvirus-2 and its association with febrile illness
  21. Bayesian estimation of the receiver operating characteristic curve for a diagnostic test with a limit of detection in the absence of a gold standard
  22. Bluetongue virus infection alters the impedance of monolayers of bovine endothelial cells as a result of cell death
  23. Comparison of macrostructural and microstructural bone features in Thoroughbred racehorses with and without midbody fracture of the proximal sesamoid bone
  24. Effect of changes in testing parameters on the cost-effectiveness of two pooled test methods to classify infection status of animals in a herd
  25. Preface
  26. On the interpretation of test sensitivity in the two-test two-population problem: Assumptions matter
  27. Protective immunization of horses with a recombinant canarypox virus vectored vaccine co-expressing genes encoding the outer capsid proteins of African horse sickness virus
  28. Bayesian estimation of variance partition coefficients adjusted for imperfect test sensitivity and specificity
  29. Hematologic and Biochemistry Reference Values for the Endangered Riparian Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus Bachmani Riparius)
  30. Modeling bivariate longitudinal diagnostic outcome data in the absence of a gold standard
  31. Isolation of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis from Waste Milk Delivered to California Calf Ranches
  32. Herd characteristics and management practices associated with seroprevalence of Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis infection in dairy herds
  33. Risk Factors for Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Wild Rodents from Central Coastal California and a Review of T. gondii Prevalence in Rodents
  34. Bayesian non-parametric models for regional prevalence estimation
  35. Frequentist and Bayesian approaches to prevalence estimation using examples from Johne's disease
  36. Bayesian semiparametric ROC curve estimation and disease diagnosis
  37. Risk Factors for Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Wild Rodents from Central Coastal California and a Review of T. gondii Prevalence in Rodents
  38. Simulation model for evaluation of testing strategies for detection of paratuberculosis in Midwestern US dairy herds
  39. EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION OF PEROMYSCUS CALIFORNICUS WITH TOXOPLASMA GONDII
  40. Detection of Toxoplasma gondii -like oocysts in cat feces and estimates of the environmental oocyst burden
  41. EVALUATION OF TWO TOXOPLASMA GONDII SEROLOGIC TESTS USED IN A SEROSURVEY OF DOMESTIC CATS IN CALIFORNIA
  42. CHEMICAL INACTIVATION OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII OOCYSTS IN WATER
  43. Risk factors for proximal sesamoid bone fractures associated with exercise history and horseshoe characteristics in Thoroughbred racehorses
  44. Prevalence of reduced fibrinogen binding to platelets in a population of Thoroughbreds
  45. Experimental challenge models for Johne's disease: A review and proposed international guidelines
  46. Bayesian estimation of cluster-level test accuracy based on different sampling schemes
  47. Diagnóstico de leptospirosis: evaluación de un enzimoinmunoensayo en fase sólida en diferentes etapas de la enfermedad
  48. Sample size calculations for studies designed to evaluate diagnostic test accuracy
  49. Efficacy of spheroplastic and cell-wall competent vaccines for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in experimentally-challenged baby goats
  50. Incidence and effects of West Nile virus infection in vaccinated and unvaccinated horses in California
  51. Recombinant canarypox virus vaccine co-expressing genes encoding the VP2 and VP5 outer capsid proteins of bluetongue virus induces high level protection in sheep
  52. Modified Culture Protocol for Isolation of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis from Raw Milk
  53. Consensus recommendations on diagnostic testing for the detection of paratuberculosis in cattle in the United States
  54. Temporal detection of equine herpesvirus infections of a cohort of mares and their foals
  55. Outdoor fecal deposition by free-roaming cats and attitudes of cat owners and nonowners toward stray pets, wildlife, and water pollution
  56. Bayesian inferences for receiver operating characteristic curves in the absence of a gold standard
  57. Evaluation of methods for improved detection of Cryptosporidium spp. in mussels (Mytilus californianus)
  58. Sensitivity and specificity of the agar-gel-immunodiffusion test, ELISA and the skin test for detection of paratuberculosis in United States Midwest sheep populations
  59. Indirect fluorescent antibody testing of cerebrospinal fluid for diagnosis of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis
  60. Evaluation of cost-effectiveness of targeted sampling methods for detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis infection in dairy herds
  61. Evaluation of cost-effectiveness of targeted sampling methods for detection of Mycobacterium aviumsubsp paratuberculosis infection in dairy herds
  62. Rapid detection of white sturgeon iridovirus (WSIV) using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay
  63. Receiver‐operating characteristic curves and likelihood ratios: improvements over traditional methods for the evaluation and application of veterinary clinical pathology tests
  64. Sample size calculations for disease freedom and prevalence estimation surveys
  65. Factor analysis of a Johne's disease risk assessment questionnaire with evaluation of factor scores and a subset of original questions as predictors of observed clinical paratuberculosis
  66. Sample size determination for estimation of the accuracy of two conditionally independent tests in the absence of a gold standard
  67. Fecal shedding of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis by dairy cows
  68. Clams (Corbicula fluminea) as bioindicators of fecal contamination with Cryptosporidium and Giardia spp. in freshwater ecosystems in California
  69. Immune responses during pregnancy in heifers naturally infected with Neospora caninum with and without immunization
  70. RISK OF TRANSPLACENTAL TRANSMISSION OF SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA AND NEOSPORA HUGHESI IN CALIFORNIA HORSES
  71. Observer variation in visual assessment of forelimb horseshoe characteristics on Thoroughbred racehorses
  72. Probability of introduction of exotic strains of bluetongue virus into the US and into California through importation of infected cattle
  73. Comparison of the use of regulatory assays and high-performance liquid chromatography for detection of residues of ceftiofur sodium metabolites in tissue specimens of culled dairy cattle
  74. Effects of injury to the suspensory apparatus, exercise, and horseshoe characteristics on the risk of lateral condylar fracture and suspensory apparatus failure in forelimbs of Thoroughbred racehorses
  75. Evaluation of microbial culture of pooled fecal samples for detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis in large dairy herds
  76. Risk of postnatal exposure to Sarcocystis neurona and Neospora hughesi in horses
  77. Evaluation of forelimb horseshoe characteristics of Thoroughbreds racing on dirt surfaces
  78. Diagnostic test accuracy and prevalence inferences based on joint and sequential testing with finite population sampling
  79. Dietary Risk Factors and Colonic pH and Mineral Concentrations in Horses with Enterolithiasis
  80. Prevalence of antibodies against Saint Louis encephalitis and Jamestown Canyon viruses in California horses
  81. EVALUATION AND COMPARISON OF AN INDIRECT FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TEST FOR DETECTION OF ANTIBODIES TO SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA, USING SERUM AND CEREBROSPINAL FLUID OF NATURALLY AND EXPERIMENTALLY INFECTED, AND VACCINATED HORSES
  82. Modelling risk when binary outcomes are subject to error
  83. Sample Size Calculations for Surveys to Substantiate Freedom of Populations from Infectious Agents
  84. Determining the infection status of a herd
  85. Molecular and bioassay-based detection of Toxoplasma gondii oocyst uptake by mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis)
  86. Hierarchical models for estimating herd prevalence and test accuracy in the absence of a gold standard
  87. Regional risk of exporting cattle seropositive for bluetongue virus from the United States
  88. Evaluation of a stochastic Markov-chain model for the development of forelimb injuries in Thoroughbred racehorses
  89. Use of An Isolated Intestinal Circuit to Evaluate the Effect of Ischemia and Reperfusion on Mucosal Permeability of the Equine Jejunum
  90. Correlation-adjusted estimation of sensitivity and specificity of two diagnostic tests
  91. Evaluation of 4 Handheld Blood Glucose Monitors for Use in Seabird Rehabilitation
  92. QUALITATIVE EVALUATION OF SELECTIVE TESTS FOR DETECTION OF NEOSPORA HUGHESI ANTIBODIES IN SERUM AND CEREBROSPINAL FLUID OF EXPERIMENTALLY INFECTED HORSES
  93. Qualitative Evaluation of Selective Tests for Detection of Neospora hughesi Antibodies in Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid of Experimentally Infected Horses
  94. Application of the luciferase cell culture bioassay for the detection of refined petroleum products
  95. Application of the luciferase recombinant cell culture bioassay system for the analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
  96. Sensitivity and specificity of western blot testing of cerebrospinal fluid and serum for diagnosis of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis in horses with and without neurologic abnormalities
  97. Validation of a cell culture bioassay for detection of petroleum exposure in mink (Mustela vison) as a model for detection in sea otters (Enhydra lutris)
  98. Empirical and theoretical evidence for herd size as a risk factor for swine diseases
  99. “TAGS”, a program for the evaluation of test accuracy in the absence of a gold standard
  100. EFFECTS OF PETROLEUM ON MINK APPLIED AS A MODEL FOR REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS IN SEA OTTERS
  101. Seroprevalence of antibodies against equine arteritis virus in horses residing in the United States and imported horses
  102. Risk factors for and outcomes of noncatastrophic suspensory apparatus injury in Thoroughbred racehorses
  103. Risk factors for outbreaks of disease attributable to white sturgeon iridovirus and white sturgeon herpesvirus-2 at a commercial sturgeon farm
  104. Evaluation of changes in hematologic and clinical biochemical values after exposure to petroleum products in mink (Mustela vison) as a model for assessment of sea otters (Enhydra lutris)
  105. Risk of adverse effects in pneumonic foals treated with erythromycin versus other antibiotics: 143 cases (1986-1996)
  106. Flow cytometric analysis of nuclear DNA for sex identification in three psittacine species
  107. Preface
  108. Herd-level interpretation of test results for epidemiologic studies of animal diseases
  109. Conditional dependence between tests affects the diagnosis and surveillance of animal diseases
  110. Log-linear and logistic modeling of dependence among diagnostic tests
  111. Estimating Sizes of Wild Pig Populations in the North and Central Coast Regions of California
  112. An Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) for Detection of Antibodies to Channel Catfish Virus (CCV) in Channel Catfish
  113. Comparison of methods for estimation of individual-level prevalence based on pooled samples
  114. Evaluation of the Colilert® Test for Detection of Verotoxin-ProducingEscherichia coliin Water
  115. Field Evaluation of Sensitivity and Specificity of a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) for Detection ofNucleospora salmonisin Rainbow Trout
  116. Risk factors for brucellosis seropositivity of goat herds in the Mexicali Valley of Baja California, Mexico
  117. Evaluation of bluetongue virus diagnostic tests in free-ranging bighorn sheep
  118. A case-crossover study of intensive racing and training schedules and risk of catastrophic musculoskeletal injury and lay-up in California Thoroughbred racehorses
  119. Effect of different sampling techniques on odds ratio estimates using hospital-based cases and controls
  120. Survivorship approaches to measuring and comparing cull rates for dairies
  121. IMMOBILIZATION AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH CHEMICAL RESTRAINT OF WILD PIGS WITH TELAZOL ® AND XYLAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  122. Pathogen Exposure Patterns among Sympatric Populations of Bighorn Sheep, Mule Deer and Cattle
  123. Simulation modeling to determine herd-level predictive values and sensitivity based on individual-animal test sensitivity and specificity and sample size
  124. PREGNANCY DETECTION IN BIGHORN SHEEP (OVIS CANADENSIS) USING A FECAL-BASED ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY
  125. SEROPREVALENCE OF PSOROPTES SP. MITES IN FREE-RANGING ELK (CERVUS ELAPHUS) AS DETERMINED BY KINETIC ELISA
  126. Cumulative racing-speed exercise distance cluster as a risk factor for fatal musculoskeletal injury in Thoroughbred racehorses in California
  127. SEROPREVALENCE OF TWO BABESIA SPP. ISOLATES IN SELECTED BIGHORN SHEEP (OVIS CANADENSIS) AND MULE DEER (ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS) POPULATIONS IN CALIFORNIA
  128. Management and demographic factors associated with seropositivity to transmissible gastroenteritis virus in US swine herds, 1989–1990
  129. Seroepidemiologic study of natural transmission of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in a swine herd
  130. On the determination of non-detection rates at meat inspection
  131. Persistence of passively acquired antibodies to Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in a swine herd
  132. Cut-off points for aggreate herd testing in the presence of disease clustering and correlation of test errors
  133. TESTVIEW: a spreadsheet program for evaluation and interpretation of diagnostic tests
  134. EXPOSURE TO PSOROPTES SP. MITES IS COMMON AMONG BIGHORN SHEEP (OVIS CANADENSIS) POPULATIONS IN CALIFORNIA
  135. Kinetic ELISA for Detection of Antibodies to Psoroptes sp. (Acari: Psoroptidae) in Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
  136. Economics of disease occurrence and prevention on California dairy farms: A report and evaluation of data collected for the national animal health monitoring system, 1986–87
  137. Mortality, morbidity, case-fatality, and culling rates for California dairy cattle as evaluated by the national animal health monitoring system, 1986–87
  138. Computer simulation to compare three sampling plans for health and production surveillance in California dairy herds