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Little information about the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in yaks (Bos grunniens) in northwest China is available. Therefore, the objective of the study was to quantify faecal egg counts of gastrointe...
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Seroprevalence and correlates of Toxoplasma gondii infection in dairy cattle in northwest China
Prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii and risk factors with infection were assessed in dairy cattle from Gansu Province and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (NXHAR), northwest China. In total, 1657 serum sam...
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Open AccessSeroprevalence and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii in Tibetan Sheep in Gansu province, Northwestern China
Toxoplasma gondii, a protozoan parasite, infects almost all warm-blooded animals and humans. Limited information is available about T. gondii infection in Tibetan Sheep in Gansu province, north...
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Open AccessSeroprevalence and risk factors of Chlamydia abortus infection in free-ranging white yaks in China
Chlamydia is gram-negative obligate bacteria which causes a wide variety of diseases in humans and animals. To date, there are a few reports about the seroprevalence of Chlamydia and the risk f...
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Open AccessFirst report of Cryptosporidium spp. in white yaks in China
Cryptosporidium is an enteric apicomplexan parasite, which can infect yaks, leading to reduction of milk production and poor weight gain. White yak (Bos grunniens) is a unique yak breed inhabiting only in Tianzhu...
