Husbandry risk factors associated with subclinical coccidiosis in young cattle

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 119-123

  Mitchell, E S E ^a   Smith, R P ^a   Ellis Iversen, J ^a,b  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b Food and Rural Affairs   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovine; Cattle; Coccidia; Eimeria; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE FARMING; COCCIDIOSIS; EIMERIA; FECES ANALYSIS; HYGIENE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OOCYST; PARASITE PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTIONS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; DAIRYING; EIMERIA; ENGLAND; FECES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OOCYSTS; PARASITE LOAD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; WALES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; COCCIDIA; EIMERIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84863785331     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2011.09.017     Document Type: Article

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