Abstract
The study determined the incidence ofcryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium spp.) among water buffaloes in a confined management setting in the Philippines. Detection of oocysts in the feces of symptomatic and asymptomatic calves and their respective dams was performed using microscopy. The incidence proportion and density of the infection, the percentage distribution in calves according to sex and stool consistency, and the presence of association between several hypothesized risk factors such as birth weight, history of diarrhea and parasitologic state of the dam were described. Fecal samples from 38
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