Equine neosporosis: Occurrence of antibodies against Neospora spp. and association between the serological status of the mares and of their offspring;Neosporose equina: Ocorrência de anticorpos anti-Neospora spp. e associação entre status sorológico de éguas e de suas crias

Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 641-645

  Toscan, Gustavo ^a   Cadore, Gustavo C ^a   Pereira, Roberta C F ^a   Silva, Gabriele B ^a   Cezar, Alfredo S ^a   Sangioni, Luís A ^a   de Oliveira, Luis S Segala ^a   Fernanda, S F Vogel ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

IFAT; Neospora caninum; Neospora hughesi; Transplacental transmission

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; NEOSPORA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NEOSPORA HUGHESI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 77958191659     PISSN: 0100736X     EISSN: 16785150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-736X2010000800006     Document Type: Article

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