Monitoring and investigating natural disease by veterinary pathologists in diagnostic laboratories

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-44

  O'Toole, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic services; Emerging infectious disease; Hatch Act; Neosporosis; Pathology; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; SUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COCCIDIOSIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; NEOSPORA; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY ABORTION; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; NEOSPORA; PATHOLOGY, VETERINARY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949747037     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0300985809354349     Document Type: Article

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