Potential risk factors for bovine Neospora caninum infection in Germany are not under the control of the farmers

Parasitology

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 301-309

  Schares, G ^a   Barwald A ^a   Staubach, C ^a   Ziller, M ^a   Kloss D ^a   Schroder R ^a   Labohm, R ^b   Drager K ^b   Fasen, W ^c   Hess, R G ^b   Conraths, F J ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b Landesunters Amt Rheinland Pfalz   (Germany)

^c Landeskontrollverband Rheinland Pfalz e V   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bovine abortion; Climate; Dog density; Logistic regression; Neospora caninum; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GERMANY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NEOSPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; DOGS; FEMALE; GERMANY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MILK; NEOSPORA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAIN; RISK FACTORS; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 4644238085     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182004005700     Document Type: Article

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