Ninety-five aborted bovine fetuses received from California dairies over a 4.5-year period had histologic lesions of focal encephalitis. Protozoa that reacted with Neospora caninum antiserum were detected in the brain of 88 of these fetuses and in the heart of 1 fetus. Sarcocystis spp schizonts were seen in the vascular endothelium of 1 fetus. It was concluded that a Neospora-like cyst-forming coccidian may be a major cause of abortion in California dairy cattle.
Neospora-like protozoan infection as a major cause of abortion in California dairy cattle.
Mark L. Anderson,P. Blanchard,B. Barr,J. Dubey,R. Hoffman,P. Conrad
Published 1991 in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
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1991
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Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
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1991-01-15
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Biology, Medicine
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