Neospora caninum seroprevalence and associated risk factors in beef cattle in the northwestern United States

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 15-24

  Sanderson, M W ^a   Gay, J M ^b   Baszler, T V ^c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dept of Vet Clinical Sciences   (United States)

^c Washington Anim Dis Diagn Lab   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle Apicomplexa; Epidemiology; Neospora; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; NEOSPORA; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

ANIMALIA; APICOMPLEXA; BOS TAURUS; NEOSPORA; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 0034631450     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(00)00234-X     Document Type: Article

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