Different humoral mechanisms against Neospora caninum infection in purebreed and crossbreed beef/dairy cattle pregnancies

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 178, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 70-76

  Santolaria, P ^a   Almeria S ^b,c   Martinez Bello D ^d   Nogareda, C ^e   Mezo, M ^f   Gonzalez Warleta, M ^f   Castro Hermida, J A ^f   Pabon M ^c   Yaniz J L ^a   Lopez Gatius F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b CENTRE DE RECERCA EN SANITAT ANIMAL CRESA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UTE Bos FEFRIGA ^*  (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^f Centro de Investigacions Agrarias de Mabegondo   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crossbreed; IgG1 antibodies; IgG2 antibodies; Neospora caninum; Pregnant cattle; Purebreed

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; DAIRY CATTLE; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NEOSPOROSIS; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PURE BREEDING;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COCCIDIOSIS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; NEOSPORA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC;

ANIMALIA; BOS; FRIESIA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; RUBIA;

EID: 79956081303     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.12.018     Document Type: Article

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