Pigeons (Columba livia) are a suitable experimental model for Neospora caninum infection in birds

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 149-153

  Mineo, Tiago W P ^a   Carrasco, Adriano O T ^a   Marciano, José A ^a   Werther, Karin ^a   Pinto, Aramis A ^a   Machado, Rosangela Z ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Columba livia; Experimental infection; Infection model; Neospora caninum; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; HOST; LIFE CYCLE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NEOSPOROSIS; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; SEROCONVERSION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; COLUMBIDAE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; NEOSPORA;

AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; GALLUS GALLUS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 58149512300     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.10.024     Document Type: Article

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