Bovine abortion associated with Neospora caninum: Diagnosis and epidemiological aspects of a dairy cattle herd in the northeast region of São Paulo state, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 112-116

  Munhoz, Alexandre D ^a   Jacintho, Ana P P ^b   Machado, Rosangela Z ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abortion; Cattle; Neosporosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; BOVINE VIRAL DIARRHEA VIRUS 1; HERPESVIRIDAE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 79960684910     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19830246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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