Failure to establish infection with Tetratrichomonas sp. in the reproductive tracts of heifers and bulls

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 120, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 145-150

  Cobo, Eduardo Rubén ^a   Cantón, Germán ^b   Morrell, Eleonora ^b   Cano, Dora ^b   Campero, Carlos Manuel ^b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cattle; Protozoa; Tetratrichomonas sp.; Tritrichomonas foetus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CATTLE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; INOCULATION; MALE; MUCUS; NONHUMAN; PREPUCE; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; PROTOZOON; PROVOCATION TEST; SAMPLING; TETRATRICHOMONAS; VAGINA; VAGINA SECRETION;

BOS TAURUS; PROTOZOA; TETRATRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONADIDA; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

EID: 1442350609     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2003.12.013     Document Type: Article

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