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Prevalence and age-related infection of Cryptosporidium suis, C. muris and Cryptosporidium pig genotype II in pigs on a farm complex in the Czech Republic
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SYSNO ASEP 0334917 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Prevalence and age-related infection of Cryptosporidium suis, C. muris and Cryptosporidium pig genotype II in pigs on a farm complex in the Czech Republic Author(s) Kváč, Martin (BC-A) RID, RID, ORCID
Hanzlíková, D. (CZ)
Sak, Bohumil (BC-A) RID, ORCID
Květoňová, Dana (BC-A) SAISource Title Veterinary Parasitology. - : Elsevier - ISSN 0304-4017
Roč. 160, 3/4 (2009), s. 319-322Number of pages 4 s. Language eng - English Country NL - Netherlands Keywords Cryptosporidium infection ; age specificity ; pigs Subject RIV GJ - Animal Vermins ; Diseases, Veterinary Medicine R&D Projects GP523/07/P117 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) CEZ AV0Z60220518 - PAU-O, BC-A (2005-2011) UT WOS 000264696700023 Annotation A total of 413 pig faecal samples were collected from pre-weaners (119), starters (131), pre-growers (123) and sows (40) from a farm with a closed breeding system segmented into two breeding complexes and a growing complex in the region of Vysočina, Czech Republic and screened for the presence of Cryptosporidium using staining methods and genotyping (SSU rRNA). Cryptosporidium oocysts were detected by microscopy in the faeces of 21.1% of the samples (87/413). Sequence analyses and RFLP identified C. suis in 44, Cryptosporidium pig genotype II in 23 and C. muris in 2 samples. No mixed infections were found. Pigs under 7 weeks of age were infected with C. suis only. Cryptosporidium pig genotype II was found in animals from 7 weeks of age. No relationship was found between diarrhoea and any Cryptosporidium infection in any of the different age groups (P<0.05). The preweaned pigs shed significantly more Cryptosporidium oocysts than older pigs and it was associated with C. suis infection. Workplace Biology Centre (since 2006) Contact Dana Hypšová, eje@eje.cz, Tel.: 387 775 214 Year of Publishing 2010
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