Parasites of sheep at the International Livestock Centre for Africa Debre Berhan Station, Ethiopia

Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites was investigated using monthly faecal samples and necropsy data in sheep treated regularly and irregularly at ILCA, Debre Berhan station. Maximum infection rates with nematodes, fasciola and coccidia in the irregularly treated sheep were 18 percent, 10 percen...

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Main Authors: Njau, B.C., Scholtens, R.G., Kasali, O.B.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 1990
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29530
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Kasali, O.B.
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description Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites was investigated using monthly faecal samples and necropsy data in sheep treated regularly and irregularly at ILCA, Debre Berhan station. Maximum infection rates with nematodes, fasciola and coccidia in the irregularly treated sheep were 18 percent, 10 percent and 37 percent, respectively, compared with 5 percent, 3 percent and 41 percent for the hosts treated regularly. Strongylosis was diagnosed mainly in July-Nov, fasciolosis in Jan-Jun and cocidiosis all the year round. Deworming with fenbendazole resulted in low worm -egg output and the abscence of helmianthiasis. Supplementary feeding of the untreated flock resulted in weight gains supirior to the treated group but at necropsy different species of helminth were encountered.
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spelling CGSpace295302024-04-25T06:01:25Z Parasites of sheep at the International Livestock Centre for Africa Debre Berhan Station, Ethiopia Njau, B.C. Scholtens, R.G. Kasali, O.B. debre berhan sheep parasites drug therapy Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites was investigated using monthly faecal samples and necropsy data in sheep treated regularly and irregularly at ILCA, Debre Berhan station. Maximum infection rates with nematodes, fasciola and coccidia in the irregularly treated sheep were 18 percent, 10 percent and 37 percent, respectively, compared with 5 percent, 3 percent and 41 percent for the hosts treated regularly. Strongylosis was diagnosed mainly in July-Nov, fasciolosis in Jan-Jun and cocidiosis all the year round. Deworming with fenbendazole resulted in low worm -egg output and the abscence of helmianthiasis. Supplementary feeding of the untreated flock resulted in weight gains supirior to the treated group but at necropsy different species of helminth were encountered. 1990-11 2013-06-11T09:23:54Z 2013-06-11T09:23:54Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29530 en Limited Access Elsevier Preventive Veterinary Medicine;9(4):267-277
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parasites
drug therapy
Njau, B.C.
Scholtens, R.G.
Kasali, O.B.
Parasites of sheep at the International Livestock Centre for Africa Debre Berhan Station, Ethiopia
title Parasites of sheep at the International Livestock Centre for Africa Debre Berhan Station, Ethiopia
title_full Parasites of sheep at the International Livestock Centre for Africa Debre Berhan Station, Ethiopia
title_fullStr Parasites of sheep at the International Livestock Centre for Africa Debre Berhan Station, Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Parasites of sheep at the International Livestock Centre for Africa Debre Berhan Station, Ethiopia
title_short Parasites of sheep at the International Livestock Centre for Africa Debre Berhan Station, Ethiopia
title_sort parasites of sheep at the international livestock centre for africa debre berhan station ethiopia
topic debre berhan
sheep
parasites
drug therapy
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