Herd-based diagnosis of Neospora caninum-induced endemic and epidemic abortion in cows and evidence for congenital and postnatal transmission

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 44-49

  Thurmond, Mark C ^a   Hietala, Sharon K ^b   Blanchard, Patricia C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COCCIDIOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NEOSPORA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; RISK; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; NEOSPORA; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0030633418     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063879700900108     Document Type: Article

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