Shedding of Neospora caninum oocysts by dogs fed different tissues from naturally infected cattle

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 179, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 220-223

  Cavalcante, G T ^a   Monteiro, R M ^a   Soares, R M ^a   Nishi, S M ^a   Alves Neto, A F ^b   Esmerini, P de O ^a   Sercundes, M K ^a   Martins, J ^a   Gennari, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Cattle; Dogs; Neospora caninum; Oocysts

Indexed keywords

DNA; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BRAIN TISSUE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG DISEASE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HEART; LIVER; MASSETER MUSCLE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROCONVERSION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FECES; NEOSPORA; OOCYSTS;

BOS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 79957617347     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.02.026     Document Type: Article

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