Serological evidence of Neospora caninum infections in beef bulls in six counties of the Corrientes province, Argentina

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 247-252

  Moore, D P ^a   Draghi, M G ^b   Campero, C M ^b   Cetra B ^b   Odeon A C ^b   Alcaraz, E ^b   Spath E A J ^b  

^a Consejo Nac de Invest Cie y Tec ^*  (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bulls; Cattle protozoa; Epidemiology; Neospora caninum

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BREED; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; SERODIAGNOSIS;

BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0037505680     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(03)00153-5     Document Type: Article

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