دورية أكاديمية
Factors associated with strongyle infection in goats at the individual and farm level.
| العنوان: | Factors associated with strongyle infection in goats at the individual and farm level. |
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| المؤلفون: | Sylvester HJ, Griffith EH, Jacob ME, Foster DM |
| المصدر: | Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association [J Am Vet Med Assoc] 2018 Oct 01; Vol. 253 (7), pp. 907-917. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: American Veterinary Medical Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7503067 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1943-569X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00031488 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Am Vet Med Assoc Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: Mar. 1975- : Schaumburg, Ill. : American Veterinary Medical Association Original Publication: Ithaca, N.Y. : [American Veterinary Medical Association, 1915]- |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Goat Diseases/*epidemiology , Strongylida Infections/*veterinary , Strongyloides/*isolation & purification, Animals ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Goat Diseases/parasitology ; Goats ; Male ; North Carolina/epidemiology ; Parasite Egg Count/veterinary ; Prevalence ; Strongylida Infections/epidemiology |
| مستخلص: | OBJECTIVE To identify factors associated with strongyle infection and parasite reduction strategies associated with low strongyle fecal egg counts (FECs) in goats on farms in North Carolina. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. ANIMALS 631 adult goats on 52 farms in North Carolina. PROCEDURES Participating farms were visited to collect fecal samples from goats and administer a survey regarding goat, environmental, and management factors. The McMaster technique was used to determine strongyle FEC for each sample. Univariate followed by multivariate modeling was performed to identify factors associated with FEC at the farm and individual goat level. RESULTS Multivariate analysis controlling for several other factors and multiple comparisons revealed that farms on which no anthelmintic drugs had ever been used had the lowest mean FECs, compared with farms on which specific strategies for parasite control were used; no other variables were significant. For individual goat FEC, significant variables included goat breed, breed type, owner-defined purpose, daily dietary protein intake, and fecal coccidia score. In particular, companion goats (vs meat or dairy goats) had the lowest FECs. Higher dietary protein intake and coccidia scores were associated with higher FECs. Among females, goats that had kidded in the last 6 weeks had the highest FECs. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Various factors were identified that appeared to influence the likelihood of strongyle infection in goats. The finding that farms with no history of anthelmintic use had the lowest mean FECs suggested that a focus on preventative measures could reduce the need for anthelmintic drugs and, by extension, lessen the opportunity for the development of anthelmintic resistance. |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20180914 Date Completed: 20190523 Latest Revision: 20190523 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240829 |
| DOI: | 10.2460/javma.253.7.907 |
| PMID: | 30211646 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
| تدمد: | 1943-569X |
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| DOI: | 10.2460/javma.253.7.907 |