Background Neosporosis has been considered a cause of abortion in dairy and beef cattle
worldwide. Rodents are reservoir hosts for several infectious diseases. It is necessary to …

Reproductive failure is one of the main performance constraints in ruminant livestock.
Transmissible agents such as Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum are commonly …

Neospora caninum is an apicomplexan and obligatory intracellular parasite, which is the
leading cause of reproductive failure in cattle and affects other farm and domestic animals …

The objective of this study was to apply and preliminarily evaluate a High-Resolution Melting
(HRM) analysis technique coupled with qPCR, that allows the simultaneous detection of 10 …

Neospora caninum is a protozoan with a facultative heteroxenous life cycle, with canids as
the definitive hosts and other mammals, mainly ruminants, acting as intermediate hosts. This …

Simple Summary Neosporosis caused by Neospora caninum is now recognised globally as
one of the major causes of productivity losses in small and large ruminants. Its diagnosis is …

First published in 1963, Advances in Parasitology contains comprehensive and up-to-date
reviews in all areas of interest in contemporary parasitology. Advances in Parasitology …

Colostrum is one of the most important factors influencing the health and development of
mammalian neonates. It is well-established that leukocytes, including polymorphonuclear …

The current study was conducted to identify the occurrence of Neospora caninum in sheep
using molecular techniques. The investigation included 200 sheep samples (20 heart and …

Neospora caninum is a protozoan parasite with a global distribution, and there is increasing
evidence of its association with abortion in infected ewes. Based on our knowledge, there is …