Prevalence of antibodies to neospora caninum in dogs of rural or urban origin in central New Zealand

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 232-237

  Antony, A ^a,b   Williamson, N B ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dogs; Epidemiology; IFAT; Neospora caninum; Prevalence; Serology

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; CATTLE FARMING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRYING; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LIFE CYCLE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITOSIS; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SHEEP; URBAN AREA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0142103243     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2003.36372     Document Type: Article

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