Diagnostic significance of Neospora caninum DNA detected by PCR in cattle serum

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 142, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 207-213

  McInnes, Linda M ^a   Ryan, Una M ^a   O'Handley, Ryan ^a   Sager, Heinz ^b   Forshaw, David ^c   Palmer, Dieter G ^c  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Cow; DNA; Foetus; Neospora caninum; PCR

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ABORTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CELL FRACTIONATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; FEMALE; HERD; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ABATTOIRS; ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; FETUS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; NEOSPORA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 33751018878     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.07.013     Document Type: Article

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