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The role of the colostrum and milk in Neospora caninum transmission Cover

The role of the colostrum and milk in Neospora caninum transmission

Helminthologia
Volume 44 (2007): Issue 3 (September 2007)
By: B. Moskwa and  W. Cabaj  
Open Access
|Sep 2007

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-007-0019-3 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
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Language: English
Page range: 126 - 129
Published on: Sep 1, 2007
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open
Keywords:
Neospora caninum,
vertical transmission,
milk,
colostrum,
DNA,
PCR
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Zoology,
Ecology,
Life sciences, other,
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Microbiology, virology and infection epidemiology

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