A longitudinal study of Besnoitia besnoiti infections and seasonal abundance of Stomoxys calcitrans in a dairy cattle farm of southwest France

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 177, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 20-27

  Lienard E ^a   Salem, A ^a   Grisez, C ^a   Prevot F ^a   Bergeaud, J P ^a   Franc, M ^a   Gottstein, B ^b   Alzieu, J P ^c   Lagalisse, Y ^d   Jacquiet, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c Rue de Las Escoumes   (France)

^d Intervet/Schering Plough Animal Health   (France)

Author keywords

Besnoitia besnoiti; ELISA; France; Seroprevalence; Stomoxys calcitrans; Western blot

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BESNOITIOSIS; CATTLE FARMING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FRANCE; INSECT; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROCONVERSION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; STOMOXYS CALCITRANS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COCCIDIOSIS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FRANCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MUSCIDAE; POPULATION DENSITY; SARCOCYSTIDAE; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; VERO CELLS;

ANIMALIA; BESNOITIA; BESNOITIA BESNOITI; BOS; BOVINAE; HEXAPODA; STOMOXYS CALCITRANS; TABANIDAE;

EID: 79953162854     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.11.030     Document Type: Article

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