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PROTOZOAL ABORTION IN FARM RUMINANTS Guidelines for diagnosis and control Editors: Luis M. Ortega-Mora, Franz J. Conraths, Bruno Gottstein, David Buxton Table of contents and list of contributors Content Authors Preface Introduction Part I. Foundations on reproduction and fertility problems in cattle and sheep I.a Puberty I.b Estrous cycle I.c Pregnancy and parturition I.d The postpartum period I.e Fertility problems Part II. Sample collection II.a Study design II.a.1 Sample size calculation II.a.2 Accuracy and Precision II.a.3 Sampling methods II.a.4 Further reading Annex II.b Sample collection II.b.1 In aborted foetuses II.b.2 In early pregnancy losses Part III. Aetiological diagnosis III.a Neosporosis III.a.1 General considerations III.a.2 Biology, transmission and clinical signs III.a.3 Diagnostic techniques III.a.3.1 Histology III.a.3.2 Immunohistochemistry III.a.3.3 Polymerase chain reaction III.a.3.4 Serology III.a.3.5 T-cell proliferation and ?-IFN detection III.a.3.6 Oocyst detection III.a.4 Diagnostic applications and recommended diagnostic schemes III.a.4.1 Cattle III.a.4.2 Dog III.a.5 Future trends III.b Toxoplasmosis III.b.1 General considerations III.b.2 Biology, transmission and clinical signs III.b.3 Diagnostic techniques III.b.3.1 Histology III.b.3.2 Immunohistochemistry III.b.3.3 Polymerase chain reaction III.b.3.4 Serology III.b.3.5 Oocyst detection III.b.4 Diagnostic applications and recommended diagnostic schemes III.b.4.1 Sheep and goats III.b.4.2 Cat III.b.5 Future trends III.c Sarcocystiosis III.c.1 General considerations III.c.2 Biology, transmission and clinical signs III.c.3 Diagnostic techniques III.c.3.1 Detection of Sarcocystis species in intermediate hosts (Ruminants) III.c.3.2 Detection of ruminant Sarcocystis species in definitive hosts III.c.4 Diagnostic applications and recommended diagnostic schemes III.c.4.1 Ruminants III.c.4.1.1 Foetal diagnosis III.c.4.1.2 Postnatal detection of infection III.c.4.2 Definitive hosts III.c.5 Future trends III.d Tritrichomonosis III.d.1 General considerations III.d.2 Biology, transmission and clinical signs III.d.3 Diagnostic techniques III.d.3.1 Parasite culture and identification III.d.3.2 Intradermal test III.d.3.3 Polymerase chain reaction III.d.3.4 Serology III.d.4 Diagnostic applications and recommended diagnostic schemes III.d.4.1 Foetal diagnosis III.d.4.2 Postnatal detection of infection III.d.5 Future trends Part IV. Differential diagnosis of protozoal abortifacients in farm ruminants IV.a Non-infectious causes IV.b Infectious causes IV.b.1 Bovines IV.b.1.1Viruses IV.b.1.2 Bacteria IV.b.1.3 Protozoa IV.b. 2 Ovines and caprines IV.b.2.1 Protozoa IV.b.2.2 Bacteria IV.b.2.3 Rickettsia IV.b.2.4 Virus Part V. Control Measures V.a Neosporosis V.b Toxoplasmosis V.c Sarcocystiosis V.d Tritrichomonosis John Williams Luis M. Ortega-Mora, David Buxton, Bruno Gottstein, Franz J. Conraths Rico Thun, Fredi Janett Chris Bartels, Franz J. Conraths Gorka Aduriz, Raquel Atxaerandio Franz J. Conraths, Bruno Gottstein Willem Wouda Willem Wouda, David Buxton Willem Wouda, David Buxton Jens Mattsson, Norbert M¿ller Camilla Bj¿rkman, Heinz Sager, Gereon Schares Elisabeth A. Innes Gereon Schares Gema Alvarez-García, Luis M. Ortega-Mora, Thomas Dijkstra, Willem Wouda Gereon Schares, Bertrand Losson Bruno Gottstein, Franz J. Conraths David Buxton, Bertrand Losson David Buxton, Bertrand Losson Laura Kramer David Buxton Laura Kramer David Buxton Ana Hurtado,Gorka Aduriz Gorka Aduriz, Stephen Maley, Ana Garcia-P¿rez, Juana Pereira-Bueno Smaragda Sotiraki, Steve Wright David Buxton, Gorka Aduriz Bertrand Losson Bertrand Losson, David Buxton Anja R. Heckeroth, Astrid M. Tenter Heinz Sager, Ignacio Ferre, Klaus Henning, Luis M. Ortega-Mora Michael Haessig Franz J. Conraths Smaragda Sotiraki, Laura Kramer, David Buxton Franz J. Conraths, Gereon Schares, Luis M. Ortega-Mora, Bruno Gottstein David Buxton Franz. J. Conraths Carlos Campero, Bruno Gottstein
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Abortion in animals.
Ruminants -- Reproduction.
Protozoan diseases.