Causes of abortion on New Zealand dairy farms with a history of abortion associated with Neospora caninum

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-34

  Weston, J F ^a   Heuer, C ^a   Parkinson, T J ^a   Williamson, N B ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

abortion; Cattle; diagnosis; fetus; Neospora caninum

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; BOVINAE; BOVINE VIRAL DIARRHEA VIRUS 1; LEPTOSPIRA; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

PROTOZOAL VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCCIDIOSIS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; NEOSPORA; NEW ZEALAND; PARASITOLOGY; PREGNANCY; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; NEOSPORA; NEW ZEALAND; PREGNANCY; PROTOZOAN VACCINES;

EID: 84857670719     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2011.631171     Document Type: Article

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