Prevalence of Neospora caninum antibodies and factors associated with their presence in dairy cattle of the north of Paraná state, Brazil

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 124, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 1-8

  Guimaraes Jr J S ^a   Souza, S L P ^b   Bergamaschi, D P ^b   Gennari, S M ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Dogs; Epidemiology; Neospora caninum; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CATTLE FARMING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; DOG; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SEROPREVALENCE; SERUM; SILAGE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BRAZIL; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; NEOSPORA; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 4444296924     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.07.002     Document Type: Article

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