Effect of peptidoglycan-polysaccharide complex on reproductive efficiency in sheep

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 197-203

  Holásková, Ida ^a   Lewis, Gregory S ^b   Elliott, Meenal ^a   Blemings, Kenneth P ^a   Dailey, Robert A ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fever; Gram positive bacteria; Immunization; Inflammation; Mastitis; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PEPTIDOGLYCAN POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; IMMUNIZATION; LAMB; MASTITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROVOCATION TEST; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 5444261823     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2004.00206.x     Document Type: Article

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