Occurrence of antibodies against Neospora caninum in water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) on four ranches in Corrientes province, Argentina

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 150, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 155-158

  Campero, C M ^a   Perez A ^b   Moore, D P ^b   Crudeli, G ^c   Benitez, D ^a   Draghi, M G ^a   Cano, D ^a   Konrad, J L ^c   Odeon A C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL NORDESTE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Bubalus bubalis; Neospora caninum

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY TITER; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BUBALUS BUBALIS; BUFFALO; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ARGENTINA; BUFFALOES; COCCIDIOSIS; FEMALE; MALE; NEOSPORA; RISK FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; NEOSPORA; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 35648953200     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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