Prevalence and genotyping of Cryptosporidium in three cattle husbandry systems in Zambia

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 138, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 217-222

  Geurden, T ^a   Goma, F Y ^b   Siwila, J ^b   Phiri, I G K ^b   Mwanza, A M ^b   Gabriel, S ^a,b   Claerebout, E ^a   Vercruysse, J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Calves; Cryptosporidium; Genotyping; Husbandry systems; Prevalence; Zambia

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; CATTLE FARMING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM BOVIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DAIRYING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PREVALENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; ZAMBIA;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DAIRYING; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; GENOTYPE; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; PREVALENCE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; ZAMBIA;

BOS TAURUS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 33646419580     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.02.009     Document Type: Article

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