Monensin use against Neospora caninum challenge in dairy cattle

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 175, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 372-376

  VanLeeuwen, J A ^a,b   Greenwood, S ^b   Clark, F ^b   Acorn, A ^b   Markham, F ^b   McCarron, J ^a,b   O'Handley, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cattle; Monensin; Neospora caninum; Randomized controlled challenge trial

Indexed keywords

MONENSIN; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; DNA EXTRACTION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NEOSPOROSIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; COCCIDIOSTATS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MONENSIN; NEOSPORA;

BOS; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 78751606148     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.10.016     Document Type: Article

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