Evaluation of vaccination with Neospora caninum protein for prevention of fetal loss associated with experimentally induced neosporosis in sheep

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1404-1408

  Jenkins, Mark C ^a   Tuo, Wenbin ^a   Dubey, J P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNAX S R; INACTIVATED VACCINE; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; PROTOZOAL VACCINE; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREEDING; COCCIDIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS WASTAGE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MALE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PASTURE; PROGENY; PROTECTION; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZATION; SHEEP DISEASE; SUCKLING; SURVIVAL; VACCINATION;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; COCCIDIOSIS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; NEOSPORA; PREGNANCY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; VACCINATION;

ANIMALIA; NEOSPORA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA;

EID: 5644247757     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2004.65.1404     Document Type: Article

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