Cryptosporidium infection in diarrheal bovine dairy calves: occurrence and risk factors in Santa Catarina, Brazil

Cryptosporidium protozoa genus are parasites that cause acute enteric disease in young and immunocompromised animals, resulting in anorexia, loss and decrease in weight gain, and, in severe cases, death. Therefore, this study aimed: i) to determine the occurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. in calves w...

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Main Authors: Vinicius Cappellaro, Bruna Matzembacker, Maysa Bigolin Chitolina, Cintia Raquel Knorst, Lilian Kolling Girardini, Alan Miranda Prestes, Ana Paula Gnocato Mortari, Fagner D'ambroso Fernandes, Fernanda Silveira Flores Vogel, Giovana Camillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2023-03-01
Series:Semina: Ciências Agrárias
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Online Access:https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/46863