Risk factors associated with Neospora caninum abortion in Ontario Holstein dairy herds

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 127, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 177-188

  Hobson, J C ^a   Duffield, T F ^a   Kelton, D ^a   Lissemore, K ^a   Hietala, S K ^b   Leslie, K E ^a   McEwen, B ^a   Peregrine, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Cow; Dog; Neospora caninum; Risk factor; Serology

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANADA; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MEMBRANE; HERD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MANURE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; VETERINARY ABORTION;

EID: 13844262948     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.09.025     Document Type: Article

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