Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Department of
School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Date of this Version
7-1986
Document Type
Thesis
Citation
A thesis presented to the faculty of the Graduate College in the University of Nebraska in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Master of Science
Major: Veterinary Science
Under the supervision of Professor Donald L. Ferguson
Lincoln, Nebraska, July 1986
Abstract
Within the last decade a new etiologic agent has been identified as a possible cause of diarrhea in humans and domestic animals—that being the protozoan parasite Cryptosporidium. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence and distribution of Cryptosporidium in the state of Nebraska, to determine if Cryptosporidium occurs more frequently in association with other enteropathogens and to determine about the relation of scouring in the calves to infection with Cryptosporidium. A total of 620 fecal samples from 334 dairy calves from 71 herds in Nebraska were examined for cyptosporidial oocysts using the Sheather’s sugar flotation technique. Results of this study suggest an association between infection with Crypstosporidium and scouring.
Advisor: Donald L. Ferguson
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Dairy Science Commons, Large or Food Animal and Equine Medicine Commons, Veterinary Infectious Diseases Commons
Comments
Copyright 1986, Douglas Lee Varner. Used by permission