Prevalence of parasite eggs and cysts in faeces from dairy cows in Colombia

When 1,711 bovine faecal samples from 113 farms in eight dairy areas of Colombia were examined for the presence of helminth eggs Fasciola hepatica eggs were found in the faeces from 60% of the farms and samples from animals kept above 2,000 m. Strongyle eggs were found in faeces from 82% of the farm...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Tropical animal health and production 1986-08, Vol.18 (3), p.155-157
Hauptverfasser:	Griffiths, I.B, Parra, D.G, Vizcaino, O.G, Gallego, M.I
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Altitude Animals Cattle Cattle Diseases - epidemiology Cattle Diseases - parasitology Climate Colombia dairy cows Dairying disease surveys Fascioliasis - epidemiology Fascioliasis - veterinary Feces - parasitology Female Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - epidemiology Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - veterinary Nematode Infections - epidemiology Nematode Infections - veterinary Parasite Egg Count parasitoses
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Zusammenfassung:	When 1,711 bovine faecal samples from 113 farms in eight dairy areas of Colombia were examined for the presence of helminth eggs Fasciola hepatica eggs were found in the faeces from 60% of the farms and samples from animals kept above 2,000 m. Strongyle eggs were found in faeces from 82% of the farms and in 18% of the samples.
ISSN:	0049-4747 1573-7438
DOI:	10.1007/BF02359526