IDENTIFICATION OF THE EFFECTS OF SE AND VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY ON THE SEVERITY OF COCCIDIOSIS AND CONCURRENT BOVINE VIRAL DIARRHEA AND CRYPTOSPORIDIUM INFECTIONS IN CATTLE

Lindsay Christine Martin
Coccidiosis is a diarrheal infection that is a major cause of economic and productive loss to cattle producers worldwide. Bovine viral diarrhea virus and Cryptosporidium parvum are other possible etiologic agents for calf diarrhea. This study aims to examine the influence of liver vitamin and mineral levels – primarily selenium – on the severity of coccidiosis in calves. Relationships between coccidiosis and concurrent bovine viral diarrhea virus or Cryptosporidium spp. infections were also explored.
Major: 
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Exhibition Category: 
Health and Life Sciences
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Campus: 
University Park
Faculty Sponsor: 
Jason Brooks, Clinical Assistant Professor and Veterinary Pathologist
Poster Number: 
405