Neospora abortions in dairy cattle: Diagnosis, mode of transmission and control

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 128, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 231-241

  Hall, C A ^a   Reichel, M P ^a,c   Ellis, J T ^b  

^a Yarrandoo R and D Centre   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Gribbles Veterinary Pathology   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Abortion; Control; Dairy cattle; Dogs; Neospora caninum; Protozoa; Serology; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREEDING; CONGENITAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; GENEALOGY; HERD; INFECTION RATE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PROGENY; SEROCONVERSION; SEROPREVALENCE; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; NEOSPORA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 14644426497     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.12.012     Document Type: Article

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