Neospora caninum in pastured cattle: Determination of climatic, environmental, farm management and individual animal risk factors using remote sensing and geographical information systems

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 128, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 219-230

  Rinaldi, L ^a   Fusco, G ^b   Musella, V ^a   Veneziano, V ^a   Guarino, A ^b   Taddei, R ^c   Cringoli, G ^a  

^a Sezione Clinica Medica   (Italy)

^b Ist Zooprofilattico Sperim M   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cattle; Epidemiology; Geographical information systems; Neospora caninum; Remote sensing; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLIMATE CHANGE; DAIRY CATTLE; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMOTE SENSING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE;

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

EID: 14644433632     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.12.011     Document Type: Article

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