Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in dairy cattle herds in Central Anatolia, Turkey

Veterinarski Arhiv

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 343-349

  Vural, Gulay ^a,c   Aksoy, Emine ^b   Bozkir, Mekki ^b   Kuçukayan, Ugur ^b   Erturk, Arife ^b  

^a Veterinary Control and Research Institute ^*  (Turkey)

^b Etlik Central Veterinary Control and Research Institute   (Turkey)

^c Veterinary Control and Research Institute   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cattle; Central Anatolia; Neospora caninum; Prevalence; Turkey

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 33845689753     PISSN: 03725480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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