Risk factors to incidental leptospirosis and its role on the reproduction of ewes and goats of Espírito Santo state, Brazil

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 231-235

  Cortizo, Priscilla ^a   Loureiro, Ana Paula ^c   Martins, Gabriel ^c   do Rodrigues, Patrícia Rosário ^b   Faria, Braulio Pego ^b   Lilenbaum, Walter ^c   Deminicis, Bruno Borges ^b  

^a INSTITUTO FEDERAL DO ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^c FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ewes; Goats; Leptospirosis; Reproduction failure; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BRAZIL; BREEDING; DOMESTIC SHEEP; FEMALE; GOAT; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; SHEEP; VETERINARY; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; BREEDING; FEMALE; GOATS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTORS; SHEEP; SHEEP, DOMESTIC;

EID: 84921937639     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-014-0684-4     Document Type: Article

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