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1 December 2003 Lack of Detectable Shedding of Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts by Periparturient Dairy Cattle
E. R. Atwill, Mdas G C. Pereira
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Abstract

We examined whether periparturient dairy cattle shed Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts within 12 hr of calving on 3 commercial dairy farms endemic for calfhood cryptosporidiosis. Using a diagnostic method that can detect as few as 1 oocyst per gram of feces, we found no evidence of C. parvum oocysts in 86 fecal samples collected within 12 hr of calving from 43 dairy cows.

E. R. Atwill and Mdas G C. Pereira "Lack of Detectable Shedding of Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts by Periparturient Dairy Cattle," Journal of Parasitology 89(6), 1234-1236, (1 December 2003). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-3192RN
Published: 1 December 2003
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