Experimental inoculation of domestic pigeons (Columbia livia) and zebra finches (Poephila guttata) with Neospora caninum tachyzoites

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1525-1529

  McGuire, Angela M ^a   McAllister, Milton ^b   Wills, Rebecca A ^a   Tranas, Jennifer D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian; Finch; Intermediate host; Neospora; Pigeon

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRD; CATTLE; DOG; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PIGEON;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BIRD DISEASES; BRAIN; COCCIDIOSIS; COLUMBIDAE; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; NEOSPORA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SONGBIRDS;

AVES; BOS TAURUS; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; COLUMBIA LIVIA; COLUMBIFORMES; FRINGILLIDAE; NEOSPORA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; POEPHILA; PROTOZOA; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 0032704746     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(99)00103-4     Document Type: Article

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