Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in swamp buffaloes and beef cattle in the north-east of Thailand

Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 212-218

  Nam, Nguyen Hoai ^a,b   Chanlun, Aran ^a   Kanistanon, Kwankate ^a   Aiumlamai, Suneerat ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Neospora caninum; Seroprevalence; Swamp buffaloes; Thailand

Indexed keywords

BOS; BUBALUS; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 84869063318     PISSN: 01256491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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