Bovine cryptosporidiosis: impact, host-parasite interaction and control strategies
Abstract Gastrointestinal disease caused by the apicomplexan parasite Cryptosporidium parvum is one of the most important diseases of young ruminant livestock, particularly neonatal calves. Infected animals may suffer from profuse watery diarrhoea, dehydration and in severe cases death can occur. At...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-08-01
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| Series: | Veterinary Research |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13567-017-0447-0 |