Prevalence of Neospora caninum in two dairy herds of the IX Region of Chile;Prevalencia de anticuerpos séricos contra Neospora caninum en dos rebaños lecheros de la IX Región de Chile

Archivos de Medicina Veterinaria

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 209-214

  Patitucci, A N ^a   Perez M J ^a   Israel, K F ^a   Rozas, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE TEMUCO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bovines; IFA; Neosporosis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347308408     PISSN: 0301732X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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