Effect of breed of cattle on innate resistance to infection with Babesia bovis, B bigemina and Anaplasma marginale

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 337-340

  Bock, R E ^a   De Vos, A J ^a   Kingston, T G ^a   McLellan, D J ^a  

^a Tick Fever Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaplasma marginale; Babesia bigemina; Babesia bovis; Breed susceptibility; Innate resistance

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETICS; INNATE IMMUNITY; MALE; PATHOGENICITY; TICK BORNE DISEASE; VIRULENCE;

ANAPLASMA; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BABESIA; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MALE; TICK-BORNE DISEASES; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0031132974     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1997.tb15706.x     Document Type: Article

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