Observed occurrence of Tritrichomonas foetus and other enteric parasites in Australian cattery and shelter cats

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 803-807

  Bissett, Sally A ^a   Stone, Maria L ^a   Malik, Richard ^b   Norris, Jacqueline M ^b   O'Brien, Carolyn ^c   Mansfield, Caroline S ^d   Nicholls, Julia M ^e   Griffin, Alison ^f   Gookin, Jody L ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Prospect Road Veterinary Hospital   (Australia)

^f Queensland Veterinary Specialists   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; ASCARIDOIDEA; AUSTRALIA; BREEDING; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FECES; FEMALE; GIARDIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ISOSPORA; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BREEDING; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FECES; FEMALE; GIARDIA; ISOSPORA; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; TOXASCARIS; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ASCARIDOIDEA; GIARDIA; ISOSPORA; TOXASCARIS LEONINA; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

EID: 70349320324     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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