Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Slaughter Pigs in Sichuan, China

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 10, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1638-1639

  Shu, F F ^a   Wu, D Y ^a   Zhou, Z Y ^b   Lv, R Q ^a   Yang, J F ^a   Nie, K ^b   Duan, G ^a   Zou, F C ^a  

^a YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Indirect Haemagglutination (IHA) test; Seroprevalence; Sichuan province; Slaughter pig; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052227879     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/javaa.2011.1638.1639     Document Type: Article

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