The effect of an antimicrobial mixture on Cryptosporidium

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dc.contributor.authorSima, Filip
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-16T14:17:23Z
dc.date.available2020-07-16T14:17:23Z
dc.date.issued2019-06
dc.descriptionPublication history: Published online - June 2019en_US
dc.description.abstractCryptosporidium is an enteric protozoan parasite that causes gastrointestinal disorders in humans and in a wide range of animals, mainly in calves. As there is no available efficient treatment for cryptosporidiosis, in this study we evaluated the effect of Auranta 3001, a natural feed additive on animal growth, number of days with liquid diarrhoea and oocyst excretion, mean oocysts/gram faeces and on biochemical and physical parameters. The study showed that calves fed with Auranta 3001 as a feed additive administered prior to infection with C. parvum, significantly reduced (P < 0.05) the number of days with liquid diarrhoea, the number of days with oocyst excretion, the number of days of antibiotic administration and mean oocysts/gram faeces. Moreover, the prophylactic administration of Auranta 3001, significantly (P < 0.05) reduced the percentage of calves with fever and increased the body weight at day 56. However, significant differences were not seen between IgG, total protein intake and haematocrit percentage. This study showed the efficacy of Auranta 3001 in reducing cryptosporidiosis manifestations in calves.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work has been funded through a research grant awarded to NC by Auranta, Nova UCD, Belfield Innovation Park, Belfield, Dublin 4, Irelanden_US
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12518/159
dc.identifier.citationSIMA F., STRATAKOS A., WARD P., GUNDOGDU O., STEF L., PET I., PET E., PACALA N., LAZAR V., CORCIONIVOSCHI N. 2019, THE EFFECT OF AN ANTIMICROBIAL MIXTURE ON CRYPTOSPORIDIUM. AgroLife Scientific Journal, Volume 8, Number 1, 227-232.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2285-5718,
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.agrolifejournal.usamv.ro/pdf/vol.VIII_1/Art30.pdf
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharesten_US
dc.rightsThe papers are open access articles distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses). Licences: cc by Creative commonsen_US
dc.subjectCryptosporidium, calves, natural antimicrobialen_US
dc.titleThe effect of an antimicrobial mixture on Cryptosporidiumen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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