Comparison of Neospora caninum distribution, parasite loads and lesions between epidemic and endemic bovine abortion cases

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 142, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 187-191

  Collantes Fernandez E ^a   Arnaiz Seco I ^b   Burgos, B Moreno ^c   Rodriguez Bertos, A ^a   Aduriz, G ^c   Fernandez Garcia A ^a   Ortega Mora, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Lab de Sanidade Producion Animal de Galicia   (Spain)

^c NEIKER and a Vaccine producing Commercial Company CZVSL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cattle abortion; Endemic abortion; Epidemic abortion; Histopathology; Neospora caninum; PCR

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FETUS; HEART; HERD; LIVER; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE VIRULENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TARGET ORGAN; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; FETUS; HEART; LIVER; NEOSPORA; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC;

BOS TAURUS; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 33751014043     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.05.030     Document Type: Article

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