Abstract: Neospora caninum is an important cause of abortion in dairy cattle worldwide. Dog is the definitive host for N.

caninum and can infect dairy cattle. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of Neospora oocysts in feces...

A seroepidemiology study of Neospora caninum was conducted inMashhad area, Khorasan province, Iran on 337 cattle from

30 dairy using ELISA. All herds had seropositive cattle and antibodies were formed in 46% of the cattle. Abortion was...

Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum belong to Sarcocystidae

family. Life cycles of them are very similar and they are

capable to infect a wide range of animals in the world. T.

gondii is a main causative of abortion in sheep...

Neospora caninum could be as a causative abortion in small ruminants. The aim of study was to detect N.caninum infection in ovine aborted fetuses in Mashhad area by PCR method. During 2009 to 2013, 71 ovine aborted fetuses were collected...

Objective: To estimate the extent to which abortion in dairy cows was associated with of

Neospora caninum (N. caninum) and to determine the risk factors of neosporosis in dairy farms

from 9 provinces in Iran.

Methods: Polymerase...

Neospora caninum (N. caninum) and Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) are both obligate intracellular protozoan parasites, which have gained considerable attention because of their role in bovine abortion. This study aimed to detect anti-N. caninum...

BACKGROUND: Neospora caninum is an Apicomplexan parasite. It causes paralysis and neuromuscular disorders in dogs and abortion in cattle. Although contamination with N. caninum is common in stray dogs, most of the dogs are infected with subclinical...

Neosporosis is caused by an obligate intracellular parasitic protozoa Neospora caninum which infect variety of hosts. NcSRS2 is an immuno-dominant antigen of N. caninum which is considered as one of the most promising targets for a recombinant...