Parasites in Dairy Cattle Technical Articles
Article published the August 3, 2018:
A cross sectional study was undertaken to determine the prevalence and intensity of parasitic infections in dairy cattle in the high tropics of Colombia. A total of 1003 rectal samples were collected from dairy...
Article published the July 19, 2018:
Enterococcal bacteria are found in several ecosystems and are useful as a fecal indicator for water quality and models of infection involving core and variable genetics elements that are not fully understood (1...
Article published the March 8, 2018:
Article published the October 24, 2017:
IntroductionThe southern cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) is a persistent vector for infective tick-borne diseases in cattle such as babesiosis and anaplasmosis (Cossio-Bayugar,...
Article published the November 25, 2016:
IntroductionCryptosporidiosis is a zoonotic protozoan disease that has a very broad and versatile geographic distribution including the Antarctic region [1]. Cryptosporidium is the causative agent and inf...
Article published the September 12, 2016:
1. IntroductionBrazil has a herd of 212 million head of cattle and 171 million hectares of pastures that produce approximately 96% of Brazilian beef. On the other hand, gastrointestinal nematodes are a serious ...
Article published the September 18, 2014:
The goal of all livestock production lies in obtaining good production rates, which is achieved through proper control of variables related to the environment, the management, space and health of animals. ...
Article published the September 5, 2014:
Parasitic diseases have been responsible for great economic losses in cattle production worldwide since time immemorial, because they exhibit nonspecific signs and symptoms that often impede the diagnosis and u...
Article published the May 28, 2014:
IntroductionBlood-feeding parasites have been reported to be the vectors of broad spectrum of disease agents since a long history. Ticks are one of those blood-sucking arthropods, responsible for a huge variety...
Article published the November 20, 2013: