Chronic Neospora caninum infection and repeat abortion in dairy cows: A 3-year study

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 147, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 40-46

  Pabon M ^a   Lopez Gatius F ^b   Garcia Ispierto I ^a   Bech Sabat G ^b   Nogareda, C ^b   Almeria S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chronic infection; Dairy cattle; Neospora caninum; Repeat abortion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BEEF CATTLE; DAIRY CATTLE; HERD; METHODOLOGY; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RECURRENT ABORTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEROPREVALENCE;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; NEOSPORA; PREGNANCY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; NEOSPORA; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 34248637884     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.03.017     Document Type: Article

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