Infectious causes of embryonic and fetal mortality

Theriogenology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 270-285

  Daniel Givens, M ^a   Marley, M S D ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Embryo; Fetus; Infertility; Pathogen

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; EQUIDAE; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA; SUIDAE;

EID: 45649083335     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.04.018     Document Type: Article

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