An evaluation of the Irish Single Reactor Breakdown Protocol for 2005-2008 inclusive and its potential application as a monitor of tuberculin test performance.

[1]  S. More,et al.  The comparative performance of the single intradermal test and the single intradermal comparative tuberculin test in Irish cattle, using tuberculin PPD combinations of differing potencies. , 2011, Veterinary journal.

[2]  S. More,et al.  Quantification of the relative efficiency of factory surveillance in the disclosure of tuberculosis lesions in attested Irish cattle , 2007, Veterinary Record.

[3]  H. Vordermeier,et al.  Ante mortem diagnosis of tuberculosis in cattle: a review of the tuberculin tests, gamma-interferon assay and other ancillary diagnostic techniques. , 2006, Research in veterinary science.

[4]  C. Thoen,et al.  Mycobacterium Bovis Infection in Animals and Humans , 2006 .

[5]  Wolfgang M Prodinger,et al.  Characterization of Mycobacterium caprae Isolates from Europe by Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit Genotyping , 2005, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

[6]  D F Kelton,et al.  Breakdown severity during a bovine tuberculosis episode as a predictor of future herd breakdowns in Ireland. , 2004, Preventive veterinary medicine.

[7]  J. O'keeffe,et al.  Bovine tuberculosis: statistical modelling of single animal breakdowns , 1998 .

[8]  J. Collins.  Meat plant surveillance and its role in the eradication of tuberculosis in cattle , 1997 .

[9]  E. Costello,et al.  Performance of the single intradermal comparative tuberculin test in identifying cattle with tuberculous lesions in Irish herds , 1997, Veterinary Record.

[10]  J. Kazda,et al.  Environmental mycobacteria in Ireland as a source of non-specific sensitisation to tuberculins , 1997 .

[11]  J. Miller,et al.  Distribution of Lesions in Cattle Infected with Mycobacterium Bovis , 1996, Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc.

[12]  J. Griffin,et al.  The risk of disclosure of further reactors in herds which were derestricted after one clear reactor retest , 1994 .

[13]  James O'Keeffe,et al.  Bovine tuberculosis: risk assessment on Single Animal Breakdown Situations (SABS) , 1994 .

[14]  L. Corner,et al.  Post mortem diagnosis of Mycobacterium bovis infection in cattle. , 1994, Veterinary microbiology.

[15]  J. Collins,et al.  The tuberculin test. , 1994, Veterinary microbiology.

[16]  Mohamed Shoukri,et al.  Evaluating the health status of herds based on tests applied to individuals , 1992 .

[17]  L. Melville,et al.  Efficiency of inspection procedures for the detection of tuberculous lesions in cattle. , 1990, Australian veterinary journal.

[18]  M. Good.  Bovine tuberculosis eradication in Ireland , 2006 .

[19]  J. T. Barr.  What is the risk? , 1991, Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis.