Prevalence of Cryptosporidium parvum infection in southwestern Ontario and its association with diarrhea in neonatal dairy calves

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 349-351

  Trotz Williams, Lise A ^a   Jarvie, Brenna D ^a   Martin, S Wayne ^a   Leslie, Kenneth E ^a   Peregrine, Andrew S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CATTLE FARMING; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DAIRY CATTLE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FECES ANALYSIS; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; INFECTION RISK; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIARRHEA; FECES; FEMALE; ONTARIO; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; SEASONS;

BOS TAURUS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 19044362081     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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