Survey of Neospora caninum infection by nested PCR in aborted fetuses from dairy farms in Aguascalientes, Mexico

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 136, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 187-191

  Medina, L ^a   Cruz Vazquez C ^a   Quezada, T ^b   Morales, E ^c   Garcia Vazquez Z ^d  

^a Instituto Tecnológico Agropecuario de Aguascalientes Aguascalientes   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE AGUASCALIENTES   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Mexico; Neospora caninum; PCR

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; MEXICO; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 33644626723     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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