Study on Predisposing Factors and Control Measures against Cryptosporidiosis in Buffalo Calves at Cattle Colony Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan

Authors

Ali ul Murtaza, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam PakistanFollow
Abdul Latif Bhutto, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam PakistanFollow
Jam Kashif Zaman, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam PakistanFollow
Mansoor Tariq, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam PakistanFollow
Amjad Hussain Mirani, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, PakistanFollow
Riaz Ahmed Laghari, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam PakistanFollow
Pervez Ahmed Khoso, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam PakistanFollow
Muhammad Mohsen Rahimoon, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam Pakistan
Abdul Saboor, Department of Theriogenology, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Sakrand-67120, Sindh PakistanFollow
Fayaz Hussain, 2Department of Theriogenology, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Sakrand-67120, Sindh PakistanFollow

Abstract

The current study looked at the variables affecting the frequency of Cryptosporidium Parvum in buffalo calves at the Hyderabad Cattle Colony. From calves, 100 fecal samples were taken in total, preserved, and analyzed using direct smear and Ziehl-Neelsen staining methods. 74 percent of the samples tested positive for Cryptosporidium Parvum. Disease rates were higher in Nili Ravi calves (86 %) compared to Kundhi calves (62 %), with a statistically significant difference (p

Article History

Received: Dec 03, 2024; Accepted: Jan 13, 2025; Published: March 30, 2025

Recommended Citation

Murtaza, A., Bhutto, A., Zaman, J., Tariq, M., Mirani, A., Laghari, R., Khoso, P., Rahimoon, M., Saboor, A., & Hussain, F. (2025). Study on Predisposing Factors and Control Measures against Cryptosporidiosis in Buffalo Calves at Cattle Colony Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan, Journal of Bioresource Management, 12 (1).