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Title

Prevalence of Neospora caninum as an etiologic agent of animal abortion in Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Journal title

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

Yearbook

2023

Volume

vol. 26

Issue

No 3

Authors

Mohammed, R.R. ; Tavassoli, M. ; Sidiq, K.R. ; Esmaeilnejad, B.

Affiliation

Mohammed, R.R. : Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Nazloo Campus, PO Box 1177, Urmia, West Azerbaijan, Iran ; Tavassoli, M. : Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Nazloo Campus, PO Box 1177, Urmia, West Azerbaijan, Iran ; Esmaeilnejad, B. : Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Nazloo Campus, PO Box 1177, Urmia, West Azerbaijan, Iran ; Sidiq, K.R. : Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medical and Applied Sciences, Charmo University, 46023 Chamchamal, Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Keywords

abortion ; equine ; Kurdistan region-Iraq ; molecular prevalence ; Neospora caninum ; small ruminants

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Biologiczne i Rolnicze

Coverage

349–357

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences Committee of Veterinary Sciences ; University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

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Article

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DOI: 10.24425/pjvs.2023.145039
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