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Prevalence of antibodies to Neospora caninum within central Queensland beef cattle
Author(s) -
STOESSEL Z,
TAYLOR LF,
McGOWAN MR,
COLEMAN GT,
LANDMANN JK
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2003.tb11081.x
Subject(s) - animal health , veterinary medicine , neospora caninum , library science , tick , geography , management , medicine , computer science , toxoplasma gondii , antibody , economics , immunology
Neospora caninum has been shown to be an important cause of abortion in cattle worldwide. Despite the considerable attention this parasite has attracted globally, and Australis's status as a major beef producer, little is known about the epidemology of N caninum in Australian beef herds. The only previous report of N caninum in Australian beef cattle was from a diagonostic laboratory report of the aetiological cause of abortion in cattle in northern New South Wales, which found that 41% of all protozoal abortions diagnosed (presumably due to No caninum infection) occurred in beef herds. The present study aimed to define the age-specific prevalence of antibodies to N caninum in central Queensland beef herds.\u