Search PubMed⌕ Search

Biomedical subjects

O Fischer

Publications and source records attributed to O Fischer.

At least 55 records · Page 3Linked to original sources

[The economic significance of coccidia of the genus Cryptosporidium in calf rearing].

In five large calf-houses and seven farms, 943 calves at the age from one to 198 days were examined coprologically; the feces of 224 animals (23.7%) contained coccidium oocysts of the genus Cryptosporidium. The cryptosporidium oocysts were counted in the Bürker chamber by means of the original method, and their mean number in 1 g of feces was the highest in the animals of the age from 11 to 20 days (3.0 +/- 2.4 million in the calves suffering from scours and 4.2 +/- 4.1 million in the calves without scours). Statistical comparison of the mean weights of heifers was performed at the time of their delivery to the calf-house and showed no statistically significant influence of cryptosporidia on the weight of animals.

Animals↗

[Cryptosporidiosis in calves during the period of milk nutrition].

It has been found out by examining faeces of 83 calves from calf house in Uhercice (Breclav district) that 52 calves excreted coccidium oocysts, genus Cryptosporidium Tyzzer, 1907, during the period of milk nutrition. The calves excreted oocysts from the eighth day of age, and at the end of the milk nutrition period (43rd-47th ridium Tyzzer, 1907, during the period of milk nutrition. The calves excreted oocysts of cryptosporidia were found in two thirds of calves suffering from diarrheas. By histological examination of a 27-day-old calf, developmental stages of this coccidium were found on the surface of villus epithelium in the distal part of ileum. Villi were shortened and expanded, submucous connective tissue was penetrated by inflammatory infiltrate with large quantity of eosinophil granulocytes. For demonstration of oocysts in faeces, Breza flotation method combined with sedimentation and staining by modified Giemsa panoptic method were used.

Animals↗