Table 3.
Results on detected Cryptosporidium species in cattle in Poland.
| Cryptosporidium species | Number / percentage of positive animals Age of animals (weeks) | Number / infection percentage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥ 1–4 (n = 527) | > 4–8 (n = 464) | > 8–16 (n = 610) | Farms (n = 267) | ||
| C. bovis | 113 (21.4) | 114 (24.6) | 129 (21.1) | 154 (57.7)* | 356 / 22.2* |
| C. ryanae | 54 (10.2) | 64 (13.8) | 83 (13.6) | 104 (38.9)* | 201 / 12.5* |
| C. parvum | 61 (11.6) | 23 (4.9) | 14 (2.3) | 42(15.7) * | 98 / 6.1* |
| C. andersoni | 5 (0.9) | 22 (4.7) | 27 (4.4) | 27 (10.1) | 54 / 3.4 |
| C. bovis and C. ryanae | 4 (0.7) | 3 (0.6) | 3 (0.5) | 7 (2.6) | 10 / 0.6 |
| C. parvum and C. bovis | 2 (0.4) | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.7) | 2 / 0.1 |
| C. baileyi | 0 | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.7) | 2 / 0.1 |
| C. suis | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.7) | 2 / 0.1 |
| Total | 239 (45.3) | 227 (48.9) | 259 (42.4) | 233 (87.2) | 725 (45.3) |
*Estimated values did not consider mixed C. bovis and C. ryanae or C. parvum and C. bovis infections.