Table 3.

Occurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. in lambs by age and diarrhea status

Distribution	No. of samples	No. positive for Cryptosporidium (%)	Cryptosporidium spp. (no. of samples)
By age (days)
1–7	15	3 (20.0)	C. xiaoi (2), C. parvum (1)
8–14	18	4 (22.2)	C. xiaoi (2), C. parvum (2)
15–21	13	1 (7.7)	C. xiaoi (1)
22–28	16	1 (6.3)	C. xiaoi (1)
By age (days) and diarrhea status
1–7
Diarrheic	4	3 (75.0)	C. xiaoi (2), C. parvum (1)
Non-diarrheic	11	0 (0)
8–14
Diarrheic	6	4 (66.7)	C. xiaoi (2), C. parvum (2)
Non-diarrheic	12	0 (0)
15–21
Diarrheic	3	1 (33.3)	C. xiaoi (1)
Non-diarrheic	10	0 (0)
22–28
Diarrheic	0	0 (0)
Non-diarrheic	16	1 (6.25)	C. xiaoi (1)
Total	62	9 (14.5)	C. xiaoi (6), C. parvum (3)