Caprine helminthiasis: relationship between faecal egg count and worm burden


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D. A. Israf, . and R. A. Sani, . and R. A. Halim, . Caprine helminthiasis: relationship between faecal egg count and worm burden. pp. 33-35. ISSN 9128-2506

Abstract

Correlation analysis was used to assess the validity of the faecal egg count ( FEC) technique in determining worm burden in caprine gastrointestinal helminthiasis. Faecal egg counts prior to natural death and total worm counts of the entire gastrointestinal tract of kid goats that had been submitted for necropsy were performed. The worm species present included Haemonchus contortus and Trichostrongylus colubriformis. Among kids aged below 6 months there was a significant positive correlation between FEC and worm burdens and the total pathogenic index (TPI). Among kids aged above 6 months significant positive correlation existed between FEC and H. Contortus populations and also the TPI; however there was no correlation between FEC and T. Colubriformis burdens.


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Abstract

Correlation analysis was used to assess the validity of the faecal egg count ( FEC) technique in determining worm burden in caprine gastrointestinal helminthiasis. Faecal egg counts prior to natural death and total worm counts of the entire gastrointestinal tract of kid goats that had been submitted for necropsy were performed. The worm species present included Haemonchus contortus and Trichostrongylus colubriformis. Among kids aged below 6 months there was a significant positive correlation between FEC and worm burdens and the total pathogenic index (TPI). Among kids aged above 6 months significant positive correlation existed between FEC and H. Contortus populations and also the TPI; however there was no correlation between FEC and T. Colubriformis burdens.

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Item Type: Article
AGROVOC Term: Helminthiasis
AGROVOC Term: Gastrointestinal agents
AGROVOC Term: Goats
AGROVOC Term: Haemonchus contortus
AGROVOC Term: Trichostrongylus colubriformis
AGROVOC Term: Sampling
AGROVOC Term: Data analysis
AGROVOC Term: Pathogenicity
Depositing User: Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2025 00:54
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9043

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