Coxiella burnetii associated placental lesions and infection level in parturient cows

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Hansen, Mette S ^a   Rodolakis, Annie ^b   Cochonneau, Denis ^b   Agger, Jens F ^a   Christoffersen, Anna Bodil ^c   Jensen, Tim K ^c   Agerholm, Jørgen S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UR1282   (France)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cattle; Coxiella burnetii; Infection; Placenta; Reproduction; Shedding

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BULK TANK MILK; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTYLEDON; COXIELLA BURNETII; DAIRY CATTLE; FEMALE; HERD; HISTOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; MILK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLACENTA DISORDER; Q FEVER;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COXIELLA BURNETII; FEMALE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MILK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISEASES; PREGNANCY; Q FEVER; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BOS; BOVINAE; COXIELLA BURNETII;

EID: 82155160651     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2010.12.021     Document Type: Article

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