Prevalence of Neospora antibodies in New Zealand dairy cattle and dogs

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Neospora caninum is a major cause of disease in cattle and dogs, manifesting with abortions in cattle, and hind limb paresis in mostly young dogs ⁽¹⁾ . Previous reports from New Zealand suggest that around 30% of bovine abortions may be due to Neospora ^{(2) (3)} and that about 40% of recently aborted dairy cows have antibodies against Neospora ⁽⁴⁾ .