Seroprevalence estimation and management factors associated with high herd seropositivity for Babesia bovis in commercial dairy farms of Puerto Rico

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1465-1473

  Urdaz Rodriguez J H ^a,c   Fosgate, G T ^b   Waghela, S D ^b   Alleman, A R ^a   Rae, D O ^a   Donovan, G A ^a   Melendez, P ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c 111 Cecilio Urbina ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Babesia bovis; Boophilus; Cattle; Management factors; Puerto Rico

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BABESIA BOVIS; BABESIOSIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAIRYING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PUERTO RICO; SEROLOGY; TICK; TICK INFESTATION;

ANIMALS; BABESIA BOVIS; BABESIOSIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; IXODIDAE; PUERTO RICO; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TICK INFESTATIONS;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA BOVIS; BOOPHILUS; BOOPHILUS BOVIS; BOS; IXODIDA; RHIPICEPHALUS;

EID: 70350276545     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-009-9335-6     Document Type: Article

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