Role of Chlamydophila abortus in ovine and caprine abortion in Sardinia, Italy

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 117-123

  Masala, Giovanna ^a   Porcu, R ^a   Sanna, G ^a   Tanda, A ^a   Tola, S ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SARDEGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abortion; Chlamydophila abortus; ELISA; Goat; Italy; PCR; Seroprevalence; Sheep

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAIN TISSUE; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FETUS; GOAT DISEASE; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); ITALY; LIVER; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PLACENTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH; SEROPREVALENCE; SHEEP DISEASE; SHEEP FARMING; SPLEEN; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTED FETUS; ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; ITALY; PLACENTA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS; CHLAMYDOPHILA ABORTUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 15844419914     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-005-0842-2     Document Type: Article

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