Gastrointestinal nematodes and mineral deficiencies in yearling cattle in Santiago del Estero, northern Argentina

The aims were to study the epidemiology and the effect of gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs) on yearling cattle in a semiarid region in Argentina and to evaluate the mineral serum levels. Ten- to twelve-month-old calves were monitored between November and April 2019. Animals were divided into three g...

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Main Authors: Suarez, Victor Humberto, Martinez, Gabriela Marcela, Olmos, Leandro Hipolito, Rossanigo, Carlos Esteban
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/11261
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11250-022-03094-x
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-022-03094-x
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author Suarez, Victor Humberto
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Rossanigo, Carlos Esteban
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description The aims were to study the epidemiology and the effect of gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs) on yearling cattle in a semiarid region in Argentina and to evaluate the mineral serum levels. Ten- to twelve-month-old calves were monitored between November and April 2019. Animals were divided into three groups: untreated control (CONG; n = 20); group treated with moxidectin (MXD, 200 µg/kg) every 30–40 days (MXDG; n = 20); group equally MXD treated and mineral supplementation administered in November and January (MMG; n = 20). Individual GIN egg counts (epg) and fecal cultures were made every 30–40 days. Animal live weight gain was determined. On 7–11-18, 25–1-19, and 3–4-19, serum levels of Se, Cu, Zn, Mg, and Ca were determined by atom absorption spectrophotometry. At the start of the trial, epg values were low (x̄ = 5.5), which increased only in CONG towards the end of the assay (x̄ = 229). In both GMXD and MMG, epg remained very low (x̄ = 4.1). Cooperia spp. (81%) prevailed over Haemonchus spp. (9%) and Oesophagostomum spp. (9%). Deficiency of Se ranged between marginal and important, except for MMG, although mean values were always below normal. Cu was marginally deficient in CONG and MXDG on the first two sampling dates, whereas MMG had normal values after treatment. Mg had low values in the three groups (x̄ = 1.5 mg/dl), whereas Ca and Zn exhibited normal values. Live weight gain (LWG) was higher in MMG than in MXDG, with significant differences (p < 0.05) by mid-January and then, when epg increased, dewormed groups showed higher LWG (p < 0.034) than CONG. A negative effect of GINs on LWG was observed, as well as low to marginal levels of Se, Cu, and Mg.
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spelling INTA112612022-02-25T12:02:02Z Gastrointestinal nematodes and mineral deficiencies in yearling cattle in Santiago del Estero, northern Argentina Suarez, Victor Humberto Martinez, Gabriela Marcela Olmos, Leandro Hipolito Rossanigo, Carlos Esteban Cattle Nematoda Mineral Deficiencies Deficiencia de Minerales Argentina Ganado Bovino Gastrointestinal Nematodes Semiarid Chaco Region Región Chaco Semiárido Santiago del Estero, Argentina The aims were to study the epidemiology and the effect of gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs) on yearling cattle in a semiarid region in Argentina and to evaluate the mineral serum levels. Ten- to twelve-month-old calves were monitored between November and April 2019. Animals were divided into three groups: untreated control (CONG; n = 20); group treated with moxidectin (MXD, 200 µg/kg) every 30–40 days (MXDG; n = 20); group equally MXD treated and mineral supplementation administered in November and January (MMG; n = 20). Individual GIN egg counts (epg) and fecal cultures were made every 30–40 days. Animal live weight gain was determined. On 7–11-18, 25–1-19, and 3–4-19, serum levels of Se, Cu, Zn, Mg, and Ca were determined by atom absorption spectrophotometry. At the start of the trial, epg values were low (x̄ = 5.5), which increased only in CONG towards the end of the assay (x̄ = 229). In both GMXD and MMG, epg remained very low (x̄ = 4.1). Cooperia spp. (81%) prevailed over Haemonchus spp. (9%) and Oesophagostomum spp. (9%). Deficiency of Se ranged between marginal and important, except for MMG, although mean values were always below normal. Cu was marginally deficient in CONG and MXDG on the first two sampling dates, whereas MMG had normal values after treatment. Mg had low values in the three groups (x̄ = 1.5 mg/dl), whereas Ca and Zn exhibited normal values. Live weight gain (LWG) was higher in MMG than in MXDG, with significant differences (p < 0.05) by mid-January and then, when epg increased, dewormed groups showed higher LWG (p < 0.034) than CONG. A negative effect of GINs on LWG was observed, as well as low to marginal levels of Se, Cu, and Mg. Fil: Suarez, Victor Humberto. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Investigación Animal del Chaco Semiárido. Área de Investigación en Salud Animal; Argentina Fil: Martinez, Gabriela Marcela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Salta; Argentina Fil: Olmos, Leandro Hipólito. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Investigación Animal del Chaco Semiárido; Argentina Fil: Rossanigo, Carlos Esteban. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Luis; Argentina 2022-02-25T11:55:05Z 2022-02-25T11:55:05Z 2022-02-09 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/11261 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11250-022-03094-x 0049-4747 1573-7438 (online) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-022-03094-x eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Springer Tropical Animal Health and Production 54 : 94 (February 2022)
spellingShingle Cattle
Nematoda
Mineral Deficiencies
Deficiencia de Minerales
Argentina
Ganado Bovino
Gastrointestinal Nematodes
Semiarid Chaco Region
Región Chaco Semiárido
Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Suarez, Victor Humberto
Martinez, Gabriela Marcela
Olmos, Leandro Hipolito
Rossanigo, Carlos Esteban
Gastrointestinal nematodes and mineral deficiencies in yearling cattle in Santiago del Estero, northern Argentina
title Gastrointestinal nematodes and mineral deficiencies in yearling cattle in Santiago del Estero, northern Argentina
title_full Gastrointestinal nematodes and mineral deficiencies in yearling cattle in Santiago del Estero, northern Argentina
title_fullStr Gastrointestinal nematodes and mineral deficiencies in yearling cattle in Santiago del Estero, northern Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Gastrointestinal nematodes and mineral deficiencies in yearling cattle in Santiago del Estero, northern Argentina
title_short Gastrointestinal nematodes and mineral deficiencies in yearling cattle in Santiago del Estero, northern Argentina
title_sort gastrointestinal nematodes and mineral deficiencies in yearling cattle in santiago del estero northern argentina
topic Cattle
Nematoda
Mineral Deficiencies
Deficiencia de Minerales
Argentina
Ganado Bovino
Gastrointestinal Nematodes
Semiarid Chaco Region
Región Chaco Semiárido
Santiago del Estero, Argentina
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