Description
Book SynopsisKey features:
Written by the scientist who named this parasite and was the first to set up proper diagnostic techniquesServes as the first ever book to provide information on the parasite structure, biology, pathogenesis, clinical signs, epidemiology, prevention, and control of neosporosisCovers both approaches toward preventing & controlling this disease: Developing an efficacious vaccine and sound cattle management practicesContains a wealth of illustrations, including many of the author''s original photographs of the parasiteProvides basic information on immunologic and molecular aspects of the disease
Abortion is a worldwide problem in the livestock industry accounting for annual economic losses of billions of dollars, and N. caninum is a major cause of it. Neosporosis is a newly recognized disease of animals. Until 1988 it was misdiagnosed as toxoplasmosis. Considerable progress in understanding the
Table of Contents
GENERAL BIOLOGY. NEOSPOROSIS IN CATTLE. NEOSPOROSIS IN DOGS. NEOSPOROSIS IN SHEEP. NEOSPOROSIS IN GOATS. NEOSPOROSIS IN HORSES. NEOSPOROSIS IN BUFFALOES. NEOSPOROSIS IN WILD ANIMALS. NEOSPOROSIS IN MISCELLANEOUS ANIMALS. COMPARISON WITH RELATED APICOMPLEXANS. BIBLIOGRAPHY
