Evidence suggesting a point source exposure in an outbreak of bovine abortion due to neosporosis

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 355-357

  McAllister, Milton M ^a,e   Huffman, E M ^b   Hietala, Sharon K ^a   Conrad, Patricia A ^c   Anderson, Mark L ^a   Salman, Mo D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Veterinary Medical Health Management   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Department of Clinical Sciences   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COCCIDIOSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FETUS; INCIDENCE; NEOSPORA; PARASITOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CALIFORNIA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FETUS; INCIDENCE; NEOSPORA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC;

EID: 0030179321     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063879600800313     Document Type: Article

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