| prevalence of cryptosporidium genotypes in pre and post-weaned pigs in australia. | a total of 289 pig faecal samples were collected from pre-weaned and post-weaned piglets and sows from 1 indoor and 3 outdoor piggeries located in the south-west region of western australia and screened at the 18s rrna locus for the presence of cryptosporidium. an overall prevalence of 22.1% (64/289) was identified. cryptosporidium was more prevalent in post-weaned animals (p<0.05); 32.7% (51/156) versus 10.6% (13/123) for pre-weaned animals. sequence analysis identified cryptosporidium suis in ... | 2008 | 18486131 |