Natural transmission of Cryptosporidium parvum between dams and calves on a dairy farm

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 495-500

  Faubert, G M ^a   Litvinsky, Y ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; COW; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; HELPER CELL; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033949071     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[0495:ntocpb]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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