Accepted Manuscript Title: CAN HIERARCHICAL MODELING IMPROVE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF BOVINE ABORTION DUE TO Neospora caninum INFECTION? Authors: Brayan Alexander Fonseca Martinez, Vanessa Bielefeldt Leotti, Mauro Riegert Borba, Gustavo de Sousa e Silva, Lu´ ıs Gustavo Corbellini PII: S0304-4017(17)30065-1 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.02.016 Reference: VETPAR 8265 To appear in: Veterinary Parasitology Received date: 26-1-2016 Revised date: 18-1-2017 Accepted date: 17-2-2017 Please cite this article as: Martinez, Brayan Alexander Fonseca, Leotti, Vanessa Bielefeldt, Borba, Mauro Riegert, Silva, Gustavo de Sousa e, Corbellini, Lu´ ıs Gustavo, CAN HIERARCHICAL MODELING IMPROVE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF BOVINE ABORTION DUE TO Neospora caninum INFECTION?.Veterinary Parasitology http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.02.016 This is a PDF le of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its nal form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.