The role of Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii in spontaneous bovine abortion in Argentina

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 156, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 163-167

  Moore, D P ^a   Regidor Cerrillo, J ^b   Morrell, E ^c   Poso, M A ^c   Cano, D B ^c   Leunda, M R ^c   Linschinky, L ^c   Odeon A C ^c   Odriozola, E ^c   Ortega Mora, L M ^b   Campero, C M ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Bovine fetuses; Histopathology; IFAT; IHC; Neospora caninum; Nested PCR; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; FETUS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; FEMALE; NEOSPORA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

BOVINAE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 50249129346     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.06.020     Document Type: Article

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