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Longitudinal prevalence, oocyst shedding and molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium species in sheep across four states in Australia.
Veterinary parasitology - 24 Feb 2014
Yang Rongchang, Jacobson Caroline, Gardner Graham, Carmichael Ian, Campbell Angus J D, Ng-Hublin Josephine, Ryan Una
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of Cryptosporidium in sheep in the eastern states of Australia has not been well described, therefore a study of the prevalence, oocyst concentration, species and subtypes of Cryptosporidium were assessed from lamb faecal samples at three sampling periods (weaning, post-weaning and pre-slaughter) from eight farms across South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia. A total of...
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