Prevalence of Cryptosporidium, Giardia and Eimeria infections in post- weaned and adult cattle on three Maryland farms

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 103-112

  Fayer, R ^a   Trout, J M ^a   Graczyk, T K ^b   Lewis, E J ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Dept Molec Microbiol and Immunol   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine protozoa; Cryptosporidium andersoni; Cryptosporidium parvum; Eimeria bovis; Eimeria ellipsoidalis; Epidemiology protozoa; Giardia duodenalis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DAIRY INDUSTRY; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; EIMERIA; GIARDIA; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PREVALENCE; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; WEANING;

ANIMAL; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DAIRYING; EIMERIA; FECES; FEMALE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; MALE; MARYLAND; PREVALENCE; WEANING;

EID: 0034634695     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(00)00356-3     Document Type: Article

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