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Prevalence of Cryptosporidium genotypes in pre and post-weaned pigs in Australia.
Experimental parasitology - 1 Jul 2008
Johnson Johanna, Buddle Ross, Reid Simon, Armson Anthony, Ryan Una M
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A total of 289 pig faecal samples were collected from pre-weaned and post-weaned piglets and sows from 1 indoor and 3 outdoor piggeries located in the south-west region of Western Australia and screened at the 18S rRNA locus for the presence of Cryptosporidium. An overall prevalence of 22.1% (64/289) was identified. Cryptosporidium was more prevalent in post-weaned animals (p<0.05); 32.7% (51/156) versus 10.6%...
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