Potential involvement of Neospora caninum in naturally occurring ovine abortions in New Zealand

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 185, Issue 2-4, 2012, Pages 64-71

  Howe, L ^a   Collett, M G ^a   Pattison, R S ^a   Marshall, J ^a   West, D M ^a   Pomroy, W E ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

ELISA; IFAT; Neospora caninum; New Zealand; PCR; Sheep abortion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NEOSPOROSIS; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROPREVALENCE; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; COCCIDIOSIS; FEMALE; NEOSPORA; NEW ZEALAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

BOVINAE; NEOSPORA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84858295977     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.10.033     Document Type: Article

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