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Giardia and Cryptosporidium on dairy farms and the role these farms may play in contaminating water sources in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Journal of veterinary internal medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Budu-Amoako E, Greenwood S J, Dixon B R, Barkema H W, McClure J T
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BACKGROUND: Cattle represent a reservoir for Giardia and Cryptosporidium and may contaminate water sources. OBJECTIVES: To determine the distribution of Cryptosporidium and Giardia on dairy farms and in water bodies near the farms. FARMS AND WATER SOURCES: Twenty dairy farms and 20 wells and 13 surface water samples associated with dairy farms. METHODS: Proportions of samples positive for Cryptosporidium or...
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