Prevalence of Giardia and Cryptosporidium spp in calves from a region in New Zealand experiencing intensifi cation of dairying

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-20

  Winkworth, C L ^a   Matthaei, C D ^a   Townsend, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cattle; Cryptosporidium; Dairy farming intensification; Giardia

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DAIRYING; FECES; FEMALE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEASON;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DAIRYING; FECES; FEMALE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CRYPTOSPORIDIIDAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA;

EID: 41149147536     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2008.36799     Document Type: Article

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