Neospora caninum antibodies in cows during pregnancy as a predictor of congenital infection and abortion

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 82-87

  Paré, Julie ^a,b   Thurmond, Mark C ^a   Hietala, Sharon K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATTLE; COCCIDIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; SEROCONVERSION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; COCCIDIA; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 0030934432     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284321     Document Type: Article

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