Neospora caninum infection does not affect the fertility of dairy cows in herds with high incidence of Neospora-associated abortions

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B: Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-53

  Lopez Gatius F ^a   Santolaria, P ^a,b   Almeria S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COCCIDIOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INCIDENCE; LACTATION; NEOSPORA; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SEASON; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INCIDENCE; LACTATION; NEOSPORA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; NEOSPORA; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 14644413600     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.2004.00811.x     Document Type: Article

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