Diagnostics of Dairy and Beef Cattle Diarrhea

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Journal Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract

Specialty Veterinary Medicine

Date 2012 Oct 30

PMID 23101670

Citations 44

Authors

Patricia Carey Blanchard

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Abstract

Calf diarrhea is a multifactorial disease related to a combination of host and pathogen factors. The most common pathogens found in diarrheic calves are cryptosporidium, rotavirus, coronavirus, Salmonella, attaching and effacing E coli and F5 (K99) Escherichia coli. Increased mortality and morbidity are often due to the presence of more than one pathogen. This article includes a discussion of key information to obtain a clinical history, the pathogens, pathology findings, and diagnostic methods.

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