High prevalence of Cryptosporidium bovis and the deer-like genotype in calves compared to mature cows in beef cow-calf operations

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 151, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 191-195

  Feltus, Dawn C ^a   Giddings, Catherine W ^a   Khaitsa, Margaret L ^a   McEvoy, John M ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Calves; Cows; Cryptosporidium; Cryptosporidium andersoni; Cryptosporidium bovis; Cryptosporidium deer like genotype

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALF (BOVINE); CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM ANDERSONI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM BOVIS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NORTH DAKOTA; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PREVALENCE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CERVIDAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM ANDERSONI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM BOVIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 38049029037     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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