Abstract
Cryptosporidiosis in Goats: a Review
Highlights
India stands first in goat population in the world which is approximately 154 million along with an annual growth rate of 4 %
Escherichia coli is a major cause of diarrhoea in goat kids was confronted by some reports wherein comprehensive laboratory analysis revealed the fact that Cryptosporidium spp. were one of the most common etiological agents in diarrhoeic neonatal kids which had previously been overlooked
Goat husbandry constitutes an integral part of the agrarian economy of India
Summary
India stands first in goat population in the world which is approximately 154 million along with an annual growth rate of 4 %. It is one of the major health problems among the neonatal goats kids and apart from mortality (up to 40%), cryptosporidiosis causes decline in productivity, retarded growth, decreased feed efficiency, delayed maturity, loss of fertility and overall financial loss in the form of treatment of ailing animals (Paraud and Chartier, 2012).
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