Table 1 Detection of enteropathogens in faecal samples from diarrhoeic and healthy calves younger than 90 days in a study comprising 75 dairy herds from south-east Sweden.
From: Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia intestinalis in Calf Diarrhoea in Sweden
C. parvum only | G. intestinalis only | Rotavirus only | Coronavirus only | E. coli K99+ only | C. parvum + G. intestinalis | C. parvum + rotavirus | G. intestinalis + rotavirus | Rotavirus + coronavirus | C. parvum + G. intestinalis + rotavirus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diarrhoea (n = 146) | 10 (7%) | 31 (21%) | 25 (17%) | 3 (2%) | 0 | 4 (3%) | 1 (0.5%) | 6 (4%) | 2 (1%) | 1 (0.5%) |
Healthy (n = 124) | 4 (3%) | 26 (21%) | 10 (8%) | 0 | 2 (2%) | 2 (2%) | 0 | 1 (1%) | 0 | 0 |
Total (n = 270) | 14 (5%) | 57 (21%) | 35 (13%) | 3 (1%) | 2 (1%) | 6 (2%) | 1 (0.5%) | 7 (3%) | 2 (1%) | 1 (0.5%) |