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Trop Anim Health Prod ; 48(5): 1013-20, 2016 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27038194

RESUMO

The prevalence of gastrointestinal (GI) nematodes and total worm burden of Damara and Barbados Blackbelly cross sheep was investigated among smallholder farms in Salak Tinggi district of Selangor, Malaysia. A total of 50 sheep raised in smallholder farms comprising of 27 Damara cross and 23 Barbados Blackbelly cross were categorized based on their age into young and adults. Fecal samples were collected and examined for strongyle egg count by using modified McMaster technique. Severity of infection was categorized into mild, moderate, and heavy, based on egg per gram (EPG). Five sheep were randomly selected and slaughtered to examine the presence of adult gastrointestinal (GI) nematodes through total worm count (TWC). Faffa Malan Chart (FAMACHA) score was used for investigation of worm load based on the degree of anemia. The study revealed an overall EPG prevalence of 88 %, of which 84.1 % had mild infection. There was a significant difference (p = 0.002) in EPG among the two breeds. Based on age, significant difference (p = 0. 004) in EPG was observed among Barbados Blackbelly cross, but not for Damara cross (p = 0.941). The correlation between severity of infection and the FAMACHA score was significant (r = 0.289; p = 0.042). Haemonchus spp. were the most predominant nematode found in the gastrointestinal tract, followed by Trichostrongylus and Oesophagostomum spps. EPG and TWC for Haemonchus were positively correlated, but not significant (r = 0.85, p = 0.066). From regression analysis, 73 % of the variability in TWC for Haemonchus could be explained by EPG. Thus, it can be concluded that FAMACHA score correlates well with severity of infection of a nematode and can be used to assess the strongyle nematode burden in the different sheep crosses.


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Gastroenteropatias/veterinária , Doenças dos Ovinos/epidemiologia , Infecções por Strongylida/veterinária , Estrongilídios/isolamento & purificação , Animais , Fezes/parasitologia , Gastroenteropatias/epidemiologia , Gastroenteropatias/parasitologia , Malásia/epidemiologia , Contagem de Ovos de Parasitas/veterinária , Prevalência , Ovinos , Doenças dos Ovinos/parasitologia , Carneiro Doméstico , Infecções por Strongylida/epidemiologia , Infecções por Strongylida/parasitologia
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