Detection of Neospora caninum in the semen and blood of naturally infected bulls

Theriogenology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1504-1518

  Ferre, Ignacio ^a   Aduriz, Gorka ^b   Del Pozo, Itziar ^b   Regidor Cerrillo, Javier ^a   Atxaerandio, Raquel ^b   Collantes Fernández, Esther ^a   Hurtado, Ana ^b   Ugarte Garagalza, Carlos ^c   Ortega Mora, Luis Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b NEIKER and a Vaccine producing Commercial Company CZVSL   (Spain)

^c Aberekin Ctro de Inseminacion   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bull; Fresh semen; IFN response; Neospora caninum; Parasitaemia; Serological response

Indexed keywords

NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 13944249121     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.07.002     Document Type: Article

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