Natural infection by Cryptosporidium sp., Giardia sp. and Eimeria leuckarti in three groups of equines with different handlings in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 160, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 327-333

  De Souza, P N B ^a   Bomfim, T C B ^b   Huber, F ^c   Abboud, L C S ^a   Gomes, R S ^b  

^a Inst Munic Med Vet Jorge V   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c Instituto Superior de Tecnologia de Paracambi (IST/FAETEC)   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium sp.; Eimeria leuckarti; Equine; Giardia sp.; Natural infection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COCCIDIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EIMERIA; EIMERIA LEUCKARTI; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; HORSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; COCCIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; EIMERIA; FECES; FEMALE; GIARDIASIS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HYGIENE; MALE; OOCYSTS; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SP.; EIMERIA; EQUIDAE; GIARDIA; GIARDIA SP.; PROTOZOA;

EID: 61349154830     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.10.103     Document Type: Article

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