A study of neonatal cryptosporidosis of foals in New Zealand

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 284-289

  Grinberg, A ^a   Pomroy, W E ^a   Carslak, H B ^a   Shi, Y ^a,b   Gibson, I R ^c   Drayton, B M ^d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Monitoring and Disease Prevention   (China)

^c New Zealand Veterinary Pathology Ltd ^*  (New Zealand)

^d Totally Vets   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium parvum; Diarrhea; Diarrhoea; Foals

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIARRHEA; FECES; HORSE; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIARRHEA; FECES; HORSES; INCIDENCE; NEW ZEALAND;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 73949109548     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2009.58622     Document Type: Article

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