The survival and transmission of oocysts of Eimeria alabamensis in hay

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 69, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 211-218

  Svensson, Catarina ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Calf diarrhoea; Coccidiosis; Oocyst resistance; Pasture hygiene

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COCCIDIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; EIMERIA; GRASS; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EIMERIA; FEMALE; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SWEDEN;

BOS TAURUS; COCCIDIA; EIMERIA; EIMERIA ALABAMENSIS;

EID: 0030844425     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(96)01032-1     Document Type: Article

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