Molecular characterization and phylogenetic insights into Theileria annulata affecting cattle in Western Uttar Pradesh, India.
| Title: | Molecular characterization and phylogenetic insights into Theileria annulata affecting cattle in Western Uttar Pradesh, India. |
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| Authors: | Rai VK; Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut , 250110, India.; Singh A; Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut , 250110, India.; Verma AK; Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut , 250110, India. drakverma79@gmail.com.; Maurya PS; Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut , 250110, India.; Jaiswal V; Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, 250110, India.; Ramakant; Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Ayodhya , 224229, India.; Upadhyay S; Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Biotechnology, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, 250110, India.; Pal A; Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut , 250110, India. |
| Source: | Tropical animal health and production [Trop Anim Health Prod] 2025 Oct 07; Vol. 57 (8), pp. 426. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Oct 07. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Springer Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 1277355 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1573-7438 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00494747 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Trop Anim Health Prod Subsets: MEDLINE; In Process |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: 2005- : Heidelberg : Springer; Original Publication: Edinburgh, Livingstone. |
| Competing Interests: | Declarations. Ethical approval: The Internal Ethics Review Committee at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut has approved this study (Approval Number: IAEC/SVPUAT/2023/135). All procedure for sample collection adhered to ethical standards. Consent for publication: All authors consented to the publication. Conflict of interest: The authors affirm that they are no conflicts of interest among them. |
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| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20251007 Latest Revision: 20251128 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11250-025-04679-y |
| PMID: | 41055776 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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