Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in Free-Range Chickens in Henan Province of China

Background. Chickens serve as an intermediate host for Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum; infection of free-range (FR) chickens with these organisms is a useful indicator of soil and environmental contamination with oocysts. A total of 700 FR chicken serum samples and 300 heart samples were col...

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Main Authors: Yongjie Feng, Yaoyao Lu, Yinghua Wang, Jing Liu, Longxian Zhang, Yurong Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8290536