Risk factors associated with the occurrence of Cryptosporidium parvum infection in calves

Autor: V. M. Q. Flores, F. C. R. Oliveira, A. J. Almeida, C. W. G. Lopes
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Vol 62, Iss 6, Pp 1325-1330 (2010)
ISSN: 1678-4162
Popis: Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts were detected in feces of dairy calves raised in Rio de Janeiro Stateand the risk factors involved in the infection were determined. A hundred calves aging up to 12month- -old from 13 dairy farms were sampled. Polymerase chain reaction was used to detect the presence of oocysts. The zoonotic C. parvum species was detected in 45% animals. Statistical risk factors analyses revealed an association between infection and animals raised in technical systems such as the use of milking equipment, milking cooler, and water trough (P
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