Infectious causes of bovine abortion during mid- to late-gestation

Theriogenology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 474-486

  Anderson, Mark L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Diagnosis; Infectious abortion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; MICROBIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; TIME; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 34347330109     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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