The prevalence of Neospora caninum antibodies in bulk milk of dairy herds in the Czech Republic: A case report

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 549-552

  Hurkova, Lada ^a   Halova, D ^a   Modry, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bulk milk ELISA; Cattle; Iscom ELISA

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 31144462900     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/5664-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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