Prevalence of antibodies to Neospora caninum in horses in France

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 205-207

  Pitel, P H ^a   Pronost, S ^a   Romand, S ^b   Thulliez, P ^b   Fortier, G ^a   Ballet, J J ^c  

^a Lab Departemental Frank Duncombe   (France)

^b Institut de Puericulture   (France)

^c CHU Clemenceau   (France)

Author keywords

Agglutination test; Horse; Neospora caninum; Serology

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COCCIDIOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FRANCE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; NEOSPORA;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; COCCIDIOSIS; FRANCE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; NEOSPORA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 0035286825     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2001.tb00602.x     Document Type: Article

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