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Neospora abortion in New Zealand cattle

R.N. Thornton Batchelar Animal Health Laboratory. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1654, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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E.J. Thompson Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1654, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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J.P. Duhey Zoonotic Diseases Laboratory, Livestock and Poultry Sciences Institute. USDA. ARS. BARC-East, Building 1040, Beltsville, Maryland, USA
Pages 129-133 | Accepted 05 Nov 1991, Published online: 22 Feb 2011

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