First demonstration of protective immunity against foetopathy in cattle with latent Neospora caninum infection

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1059-1065

  Williams, D J L ^a   Guy, C S ^a   Smith, R F ^b   Guy, F ^a   McGarry, J W ^a   McKay, J S ^b   Trees, A J ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abortion; Cattle; Immunity; Neospora caninum; Neosporosis

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY;

CATTLE; IMMUNITY; PARASITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; GESTATIONAL AGE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; KINETICS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITOSIS; PREGNANCY;

BOS TAURUS; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 0142124303     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(03)00143-7     Document Type: Article

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