Background: Colibacillosis caused by causes significant economic losses in the livestock sector worldwide and is one of the calves' leading causes of diarrhea.
Aim: This study aimed to identify the most frequent molecularly pathotypes in calves with diarrhea in six provinces of the Cajamarca region in the northern highlands of Peru.
Methods: Twenty-eight herds of dairy cattle under a semi-intensive rearing system were evaluated; 95 samples were isolated from calves with diarrhea up to the first month of life, 62 males and 33 females, during the rainy season.
Medicina (Kaunas)
October 2024
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