Neosporosis, Toxoplasmosis, and Sarcocystosis in Ruminants

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 645-671

  Dubey, J P ^a   Lindsay, David S ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; COCCIDIOSTATIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; BOVIDS; COCCIDIOSIS; PARASITOLOGY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; COCCIDIOSIS; COCCIDIOSTATS; RUMINANTS; SARCOCYSTOSIS; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL; UNITED STATES;

BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE; SARCOCYSTIS;

EID: 33750327933     PISSN: 07490720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2006.08.001     Document Type: Review

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