This article focuses on the most important diseases of dairy calves and heifers and presents
clinical approaches that can improve detection, diagnosis, and treatment of herd-based …

Cryptosporidium species are coccidian parasites with a large capacity to reproduce and to
disseminate. Several species are known to infect farm animals, although the economic …

Between January and April 2007, 424 calves under 22 days of age from 108 Dutch dairy
herds were sampled to estimate the prevalence of non-normal faeces ('custard-like' …

Calfhood diseases have a major impact on the economic viability of cattle operations. This is
the first in a three part review series on calf health from birth to weaning, focusing on …

Most environmental concerns about waste management either have focused on the effects
of nutrients, especially N and P, on water quality or have emphasized odor problems and air …

The epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis, an infection caused by several genotypically and
phenotypically diverse Cryptosporidium species, has been dynamically changing over the …

Cryptosporidium spp. are frequent parasites of livestock and companion animals, raising
questions about the clinical significance of such infections. Cryptosporidium infections have …

Recent industry changes in swine-management practices have resulted in a growing
controversy surrounding the environmental and public health effects of modern swine …

Despite advances in dairy herd health and productivity, perinatal calf mortality rates are still
unacceptably high on many dairy farms. The key features of successful newborn dairy calf …

The prevalences of Cryptosporidium parvum, rotavirus, bovine coronavirus (bcv), and
enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (E coli k99) were determined in diarrhoeic dairy calves …