Serological prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in free-range chickens from Costa Rica

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 369-372

  Abrahams Sandi E ^a   Vargas Brenes, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b Department of Veterinary Diagnostics   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Free range chickens; IFAT; IgG antibodies; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; CHICKEN; COSTA RICA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE; METHODOLOGY; TOXOPLASMA;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CHICKENS; COSTA RICA; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; POULTRY DISEASES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

GALLUS GALLUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 20044361875     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-005-5689-6     Document Type: Article

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