Seroepidemiology of neosporosis in dairy cattle in Uruguay

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 120, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 139-144

  Kashiwazaki, Yoshihito ^a,c   Gianneechini, Ruben E ^b   Lust, Marcelo ^b   Gil, Jorge ^b  

^a Miguel C Rubino   (Uruguay)

^b Laboratorio Regional Noroeste   (Uruguay)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abortion; Epidemiology; Milk production; Neospora caninum; Postnatal infection; Uruguay

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ABORTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; BRAIN BIOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COW; DAIRY CATTLE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NEOSPOROSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; URUGUAY;

BOS TAURUS; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 1442301731     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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