Neospora caninum infection in dogs is a serious medical condition caused by a type of parasite. The condition harms a dog’s brain and spinal cord. Generally, infected livestock spread the condition.

Because there is no effective vaccine or treatment for neosporosis, the disease can only be avoided by serologic testing ...

A Cornish beef farmer has been left devastated after an epidemic of neospora wiped out three pedigree home-bred blood lines. Cattle infected with the parasite are seven times more likely to abort than ...

Neospora caninum is an obligate intracellular apicomplexan parasite that poses a significant threat to both cattle and dogs. In cattle, the infection is a major contributor to reproductive losses ...

Think cattle abortions and BVD is probably the disease that comes to mind, but recent research has identified neospora as the top pathogen in abortion samples, with BVD only the fourth most common.

Cathal O Connor, MVB, Cert DHH, Blarney Veterinary Clinic, member practice of Prime Health Vets The cause of abortion in a few cases has been identified as Neospora. In this article, I have decided to ...

A milk sample holds a wealth of health information for dairy herds, therefore analysis as part of routine milk recording can identify any diseases such as Neospora. Neospora Caninum is a protozoan ...

Neospora caninum, an apicomplexan parasite closely related to Toxoplasma gondii, causes abortion, stillbirths, and congenital neurologic disease in multiple animal species. The present study focuses ...

Neospora is a form of parasite that infects cows and is a major cause of cattle abortions in Ireland. The life cycle involves both the cow herself and the dog which forms the host. Last week as I ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Groups of mice were given 0 mg, 4 mg, or 2 mg of methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) 7 days prior to, the day of, and 7 days after subcutaneous ...