Prevalence of Cryptosporidium oocysts in livestock in Trinidad and Tobago
| Autor: | W. Kitson-Piggott, R. Loregnard, J.S. Kaminjolo, Abiodun A. Adesiyun |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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Diarrhea
Veterinary medicine Swine animal diseases Cattle Diseases Cryptosporidiosis Sheep Diseases Feces Animal science parasitic diseases Prevalence Animals Animal species Swine Diseases Goat Diseases Sheep General Veterinary biology business.industry Goats Cryptosporidium General Medicine Animal husbandry biology.organism_classification Trinidad and Tobago Parasitology Livestock Cattle Detection rate business |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary parasitology. 45(3-4) |
| ISSN: | 0304-4017 |
| Popis: | Faecal samples from 683 diarrhoeic and non-diarrhoeic piglets, calves, lambs and goat kids were examined for Cryptosporidium oocysts. The prevalence of infection in piglets and lambs was 19.6% and 20%, respectively, and these rates were significantly higher than those detected in calves (8.7%). Amongst the four animal species studied, the detection rates were higher in diarrhoeic than in non-diarrhoeic animals and in animals under extensive and semi-intensive husbandry systems. However, these differences were not statistically significant. |
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