Experimental infection of calves by giardia lamblia cyst isolation from human

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Conducted an experimental study on the possibility of a calf infection by Giardia parasite isolated from human.

Six calves were selected from the field of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Basrah and were divided into two groups, the first was a control group consisting of 2 calves (n = 2), and the second was group that infected and composed of four calves (n = 4).

After the experiment done the percentage of infection was 100 %.

This study determined the amount of the dose that can cause infection to the calves and are (7-21) cysts which were approach to those causing infection to human.

The study also identified the incubation period for the giardiasis disease in calves, which were (7-10) days.

This study is the first one in the Basrah and Iraq.