Thirteen goslings were orally inoculated with Cryptosporidium baileyi from Beijing duck and domestic geese. The prepatent period was 3 days for ten goslings inoculated with 1.2×10~7 Cryptosporidium baileyi (duck original) and 4 days for three goslings inoculated with 8×10~4 Cryptosporidium baileyi (geese original). In all the goslings, the climax of oocyst elimination was 7-17 days post inoculation (PID) and the patent period was 4-21 PID. Severe respiratory disease was found 8-17 PID. The signs of cryptosp...