title: Diagnostics of dairy and beef cattle diarrhea.
abstract: Calf diarrhea is a multifactorial disease related to a combination of host and pathogen factors. The most common pathogens found in diarrheic calves are cryptosporidium, rotavirus, coronavirus, Salmonella, attaching and effacing E coli and F5 (K99) Escherichia coli. Increased mortality and morbidity are often due to the presence of more than one pathogen. This article includes a discussion of key information to obtain a clinical history, the pathogens, pathology findings, and diagnostic methods.
authors.affiliation: University of California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Tulare, CA 93274, USA. pcblanchard@ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: Patricia Carey
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Blanchard
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male