Impaired protective immunity to sarcocystosis in pregnant dairy goats
Dubey, J.P.
American Journal of Veterinary Research 44(1): 132-134
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9645 PMID: 6401955 Document Number: 213054
Sarcocystis capracanis, pregnant dairy goats immunized with a subclinical dose of sporocysts and subsequently challenged with lethal doses, concluded that: i) subclinical dose given in early pregnancy can cause fetal death without causing clinical disease in doe; ii) abortion can occur prior to development of 2nd-generation meronts; and iii) Sarcocystis-induced immunity is impaired during pregnancy