Seroprevalence of neosporosis in beef and dairy cattle breeds in Northeast Hungary

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 485-491

  Hornok, Sándor ^a   Edelhofer, Renate ^b   Hajtos I ^c  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^c Department of Otolaryngology   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Beef; Breed; Cattle; Dairy; Neospora caninum; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 33750431039     PISSN: 02366290     EISSN: 15882705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AVet.54.2006.4.6     Document Type: Article

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