Age-related and housing-dependence of Cryptosporidium infection of calves from dairy and beef herds in South Bohemia, Czech Republic

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 137, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 202-209

  Kváč, Martin ^a,b   Kouba, Martin ^b   Vítovec, Jiří ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Age related; Calves; Cryptosporidium; Housing dependence; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL VIOLET;

AGE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM ANDERSONI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; CZECH REPUBLIC; DAIRY PRODUCT; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HERD; HOUSING; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PASTURE; PREVALENCE; TECHNIQUE; WEANING;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; CZECH REPUBLIC; FECES; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; OOCYSTS; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM ANDERSONI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 33645839286     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.01.027     Document Type: Article

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