Preface / John Williams -- Introduction / Luis M. Ortega-Mora, David Buxton, Bruno Gottstein and Franz J. Conraths -- Acknowledgements -- Background to Reproductive Problems in Cattle and Sheep / Rico Thun and Fredi Janett -- Puberty -- Oestrous Cycle -- Pregnancy and Parturition -- The Post-partum Period -- Fertility Problems -- Sample Collection -- Study Design / Chris Bartels and Franz J. Conraths -- Sample Collection / Gorka Aduriz and Raquel Atxaerandio -- Aetiological Diagnosis -- Neosporosis / Franz J. Conraths and Bruno Gottstein -- Toxoplasmosis / David Buxton and Bertrand Losson -- Sarcocystiosis / Anja R. Heckeroth and Astrid M. Tenter -- Tritrichomonosis / Heinz Sager, Ignacio Ferre, Klaus Henning and Luis Ortega-Mora -- Differential Diagnosis of Protozoal Abortion in Farm Ruminants -- Non-infectious Causes of Abortion in Farm Ruminants / Michel Hässig -- Infectious Causes / Franz J. Conraths -- Control Measures -- Neosporosis / Franz J. Conraths, Gereon Schares, Luis M. Ortega-Mora and Bruno Gottstein -- Toxoplasmosis / David Buxton -- Sarcocystiosis / Franz J. Conraths -- Tritrichomonosis / Carlos M. Campero and Bruno Gottstein
Summary
"Created by international scientists participating in an EU COST Action, this book presents carefully selected methodologies in a simple, practical form, enabling laboratories to carry them out with precision. It will be an invaluable resource to students and researchers in veterinary science, parasitology and animal production, and to practitioners in veterinary diagnostic laboratories."--Jacket
