Occurrence of Neospora caninum antibodies in water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) from the south-western region of Iran

Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Pulawy

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 233-235

  Hajikolaei, Mohammad Rahim Haji ^a   Goraninejad, Saad ^a   Hamidinejat, Hossain ^a   Ghorbanpour, Masood ^a   Paryab, Rahim ^a  

^a SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Neospora caninum; Seroprevalence; Water buffalo

Indexed keywords

BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 34547985705     PISSN: 00424870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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