Rechallenge of previously-infected pregnant ewes with Chlamydophila abortus

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 81-98

  Sammin, Donal J ^a   Markey, B K ^b   Bassett, H F ^b   McElroy, M C ^a  

^a Central Veterinary Research Laboratory Castleknock Ireland   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Chlamyophila abortus; Enzootic abortion of ewes; Foetus; Ovine; Pathology; Placentitis; Rechallenge infection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA ABORTUS; CHORIOALLANTOIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA DISORDER; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHEEP DISEASE; STEREOTYPY; TROPHOBLAST; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; CHORIOALLANTOIC MEMBRANE; FEMALE; FETUS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

CHLAMYDOPHILA ABORTUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 15844389661     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-005-0839-x     Document Type: Article

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