Serological survey of Toxoplasma gondii and Campylobacter fetus fetus in sheep from New Zealand

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 155-159

  Dempster, R P ^a,b   Wilkins, M ^a,b   Green, R S ^c   de Lisle, G W ^c  

^a Intervet/Schering Plough Animal Health Ltd   (New Zealand)

^b Virbac (Australia) Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antibody; Campylobacter fetus fetus; New Zealand; Serology; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; IMMUNOLOGY; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; RISK FACTOR; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; NEW ZEALAND; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS SUBSP. FETUS; OVIS ARIES; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 79960809266     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2011.579240     Document Type: Article

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