Species of Cryptosporidium detected in weaned cattle on cow-calf operations in the United States

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 170, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 187-192

  Fayer, Ronald ^a   Santín, Monica ^a   Dargatz, David ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Cryptosporidiosis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM ANDERSONI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM BOVIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM RYANAE; DAIRY CATTLE; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; DNA EXTRACTION; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYST; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; UNITED STATES; WEANING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FECES; FEMALE; UNITED STATES;

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

EID: 77953137527     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.02.040     Document Type: Article

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