Tritrichomonas foetus

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 595-611

  Rae, D Owen ^a   Crews, John E ^b  

^a Scott)   (United States)

^b FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SARCOMASTIGOPHORA INFECTION; TRICHOMONAS FOETUS; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; MALE; MASTIGOPHORA INFECTIONS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

EID: 33750995586     PISSN: 07490720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2006.07.001     Document Type: Review

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