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Effects of crossbreed pregnancies on the abortion risk of Neospora caninum-infected dairy cows.
Veterinary parasitology - 26 Aug 2009
Almería S, López-Gatius F, García-Ispierto I, Nogareda C, Bech-Sàbat G, Serrano B, Santolaria P, Yániz J L
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have shown that the use of beef bull semen significantly reduces the rate of abortions due to Neospora caninum in artificially inseminated (AI) seropositive dairy cows. In addition, certain beef breeds could be more resistant to N. caninum infection and abortion than others. The aim of the present study was to determine whether different crossbreed pregnancies, those derived from Limousin,...
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