Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Nematode Infection in Goats

Gastrointestinal Nematode Infection

Prevalence and risk factors associated with gastrointestinal nematode infection in goats raised in Baybay city, Leyte, Philippines

AIM Gastrointestinal parasitism is a serious constraint affecting goat production in the Philippines. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of gastrointestinal nematode infection in goat-populated barangays of Baybay City, Leyte. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 81 households or farms were interviewed, and 450 goats were sampled for fecalysis. Fecal egg coun...

Seasonal patterns of gastrointestinal nematode infection in goats on two Lithuanian farms

BACKGROUND This study investigated seasonal changes in naturally acquired gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infections on two Lithuanian goat farms with different parasite control practices. FINDINGS On both farms, nematode faecal egg counts (FEC) and larval cultures were obtained from 15 adult and 10 young goats at bi-weekly intervals from April 2012 to April 2013. Goats on farm A were deworme...

Effect of Sericea Lespedeza Hay on Gastrointestinal Nematode Infection in Goats

Gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) parasitism is the greatest threat to economic sheep and goat production in the southern USA, and there is widespread prevalence of GIN resistance to broad-spectrum anthelmintics in this region. A natural alternative for controlling GIN in small ruminants is feeding hay of sericea lespedeza [SL, Lespedeza cuneata (Dum.-Cours. G. Don)], a perennial warm-season legu...

Diagnosis of mixed gastrointestinal nematode infection in goat by an indirect-ELISA

An indirect-ELISA for the diagnosis of mixed gastrointestinal (GI) nematode infection comprising Oesophagostomum, Haemonchus and Trichuris species was standardized using crude somatic antigen of Oesophagostomum columbianum (CSAg-Oc) and sera of slaughtered goats with known parasitological status including Oesophagostomum, Haemonchus, and <em...