Table 2 Detection rates and genotypes of Cryptosporidium spp., G. duodenalis and E. bieneusi in pre-weaned dairy calves in Guangdong by age in weeks
Animal age (week) | Sample size | Cryptosporidium spp. | G. duodenalis | E. bieneusi | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Detection rate (%) | C. bovis (n) | C. parvum (n) | C. ryanae (n) | Detection rate (%) | Assemblage (n) | Detection rate (%) | Genotype (n) | ||
1 | 7 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.3 | E (1) | 0 | – |
2 | 14 | 35.7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 28.6 | E (4) | 0 | – |
3 | 18 | 22.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 61.1 | E (11) | 11.1 | J (2) |
4 | 60 | 16.7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 75.0 | E (45) | 10.0 | J (5), D (1) |
5 | 75 | 34.7 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 74.7 | E (54), A + E (1), A (1) | 17.3 | J (13) |
6 | 55 | 29.1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 78.2 | E (42), A + E (1) | 9.1 | J (2), D (2), J + D (1) |
7 | 49 | 16.3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 85.7 | E (42) | 16.3 | J (8) |
8 | 44 | 22.7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 88.6 | E (38), A + E (1) | 20.5 | J (9) |
9 | 33 | 12.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 84.8 | E (28) | 24.2 | J (8) |
Unknown | 33 | 27.3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 57.6 | E (17), A + E (2) | 30.3 | J (10) |
Total | 388 | 24.0 | 73 | 12 | 7 | 74.2 | E (282), A + E (5), A (1) | 15.7 | J (57), D (3), J + D (1) |