The protozoan parasite Neospora caninum is a major cause of abortion in cattle. The
diagnosis of neosporosis-associated mortality and abortion in cattle is difficult. In the present …

Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora spp., Sarcocystis spp., Hammondia spp. and Besnoitia
besnoiti are genetically related cyst-forming coccidia. Serology is frequently used for the …

Key features: Written by the scientist who named this parasite and was the first to set up
proper diagnostic techniques Serves as the first ever book to provide information on the …

Canine neosporosis is a worldwide disease caused by the obligate intracellular parasite
protozoan Neospora caninum, manifesting mainly neurological symptoms. N. caninum has a …

Bovine neosporosis control programs are currently based on herd management and
serodiagnosis because effective treatments and vaccines are unavailable. Although a wide …

The aim of this study was to investigate the need for different cut-off points, according to
animal age and the purpose of testing, for two of the most widely used serological …

The protozoan Neospora caninum is a primary infectious cause of abortion in cattle that
causes significant economic losses worldwide. Because effective vaccines and licensed …

Background: Neospora caninum has been recognised world-wide, first as a disease of dogs,
then as an important cause of abortions in cattle for the past thirty years. Over that time …

Neospora caninum is worldwide recognized as one of the major abortive pathogens in
cattle. Although cases of abortion are also registered in sheep and goats, information and …

In cattle, transplacental infection is the main route of Neospora caninum transmission, but
postnatal transmission by the oral uptake of sporozoite-containing oocysts shed by dogs …