Spontaneous cryptosporidiosis in captive white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 619-622

  Fayer, Ronald ^a   Fischer, John R ^b   Sewell, Christopher T ^b   Kavanaugh, Darrell M ^b   Osborn, David A ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Captive deer; Cryptosporidiosis; Cryptosporidium parvum; Odocoileus virginianus; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DEER; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NEWBORN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PREGNANCY; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANIMALS, ZOO; CATTLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DEER; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0030251577     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-32.4.619     Document Type: Article

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