Eastern tent caterpillars (Malacosoma americanum) cause mare reproductive loss syndrome

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 185-193

  Webb, Bruce A ^a   Barney, Walter E ^a   Dahlman, Douglas L ^a   DeBorde, Stephanie N ^a   Weer, Claire ^a   Williams, Neil M ^b   Donahue, James M ^b   McDowell, Karen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Horse; Lepidopteran larvae; Malacosoma americanum; Mare reproductive loss syndrome

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ABORTION; CATERPILLAR; DISEASE INCIDENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; UNGULATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HORSE; LARVA; MOTH; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HORSES; LARVA; MOTHS; OHIO; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE;

NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

AVENA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; MALACOSOMA AMERICANUM; PHACELIA CONGESTA; POACEAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1542350672     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2003.11.008     Document Type: Article

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