Recent advances in Neospora and neosporosis

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 84, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 349-367

  Dubey, J P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine; Canine; Economics; Epidemiology; Equine; Neospora caninum; Neosporosis; Oocyst

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOG; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIC; HORSE; LIFE CYCLE; NEOSPORA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE CONTROL; PREVALENCE;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; NEOSPORA; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE; NEOSPORA; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 0032991845     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(99)00044-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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