Models for experimental infection of dogs fed with tissue from fetuses and neonatal cattle naturally infected with Neospora caninum

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 154, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 151-155

  Cedillo, C J R ^a   Martinez M J J ^b   Santacruz, A M ^c   Banda, R V M ^d   Morales, S E ^b  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE SONORA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c Parque Industruial Tizayuca   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Calves; Cattle; Dogs; Fetuses; Models of infection; Neospora caninum

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DOG; EUTHANASIA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE CORTEX; PROTOZOAL INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FETUS; NEOSPORA;

BOS; BOVINAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 43049167392     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.02.025     Document Type: Article

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