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From July 1989 to June 1990, 555 heads of adult sheep obtained from Pamiers slaughterhouse (southwest France) were examined for infestation by Oestrus ovis. Infestation was present in 65% of the heads and the mean larval burden per positive case over the year was 24.8. The monthly prevalence rate varied from 44% in April to 88.2% in November. There are usually three generations of Ovis each year: the first March–April, the second in June–July and the last in September–October. There was no fly activity in winter and during the hottest months of summer. On the other hand, nearly all the larvae overwintered as the firs stage.This study emphasizes the seriousness of the problem in the region and the authors recommend three strategic treatments per year during periods of high fly activity. 相似文献
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During a period of 13 months, 507 heads of sheep, obtained from an abattoir near Harare, were examined for infection with Oestrus ovis larvae. The prevalence of infection varied from 6 to 52%, the highest being in November and the lowest in April. The mean annual larval burden was 1.12. The maximum number of larvae recovered from a single head was 57 in the month of November. Two larval peaks were observed, the first and highest in November and the second in August/September. Some flies are present throughout the year, except in May. There are at least 3 generations of flies per year. The wet summer period from January to May seems to be unfavourable, as very few flies are present. There is no overwintering of first instar larvae in the heads of sheep. 相似文献
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Transmission of bovine tuberculosis was quantified in three dairy herds located in south Santa Fe Province, Argentina. Using estimates of Mycobacterium bovis transmission ( β) and a Reed–Frost simulation model, the prevalence of tuberculosis infection in the study herds over time was investigated. The Reed–Frost model was modified by incorporating randomness in both β and the incubation period ( ) of M. bovis. The mean estimated herd β was 2.2 infective contacts per year and did not differ significantly between the study herds. Modeling as Poisson distributed (mean 24 months) best fit the observed prevalences. Infection was predicted by the model either to spread quickly (<10 years) within a herd and reach a high prevalence (>50%), or to persist at a low prevalence (<5–10%). The model was robust, predictions were realistic and the mean β estimated was consistent with previous studies of bovine tuberculosis. 相似文献
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Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites was investigated using monthly faecal samples and necropsy data in sheep treated regularly and irregularly at the International Livestock Centre for Africa research station at Debre Berhan. Maximum infection rates with nematodes, Fasciola and coccidia in the irregularly treated sheep were 18%, 10% and 37%, respectively, compared with 5%, 3% and 41% for the host treated regularly. Strongylosis was diagnosed mainly in July–November (wet-early dry) season, fasciolosis in January–June (late dry-early wet) season and coccidiosis all the year round. Signs of helminthiasis occured in August–November, primarily in the irregularly treated flock. A single deworming of the latter flock with fenbendazole (November) resulted in low worm-egg output and the absence of clinical helminthiasis as in the regularly dewormed flock. The management of the supplementary feeding of the untreated flock resulted in weight gains superior to the treated group during the entire 1987 period. Haemonchus contortus, Trichostrongylus colubriformis, T. axei, Ostertagia spp., Trichuris ovis, Chabertia ovina and Fasciola hepatica were helminths encountered at necropsy. Free-living stages of H. contortus and Trichostrongylus spp. may appear on pastures in May–July and July–September, respectively. Two broad-spectrum anthelmintics given at the start of the long and short rains should suffice to control the endoparasitism. 相似文献
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A field experiment was carried out in Kolda (southern Senegal) from July 1986 to July 1988. Its goals were to: (1) describe the patterns of mortality of female Guinean goats by age, season and year; (2) assess preventive measures against respiratory diseases and gastrointestinal parasitism in reducing mortality; and (3) estimate the overall impact of these measures on survival to 1 year of age. Preventive measures for respiratory disease included vaccination against peste des petits ruminants (PPR) and pneumonic pasteurellosis ( Pasteurella multocida types A and D). Control of gastrointestinal parasites was by deworming does with morantel (7.5 mg kg −1, three times during the rainy season). The effects of vaccines and deworming were tested in a randomised factorial field experiment with villages being the experimental units. A total of 19 villages, 113 goat herds and 1458 goats were included in the study. Generalised linear models of survival for five cohorts of goats (defined by five different birth seasons) used a binomial assumption for the response distribution and a complementary log–log link. Explanatory variables included age, season, year, vaccination, deworming and their interactions. A complex a priori model was built on the basis of previous epidemiological knowledge; a purposively selected set of simpler models was compared to this full model by the Akaike information criterion (AIC) and derived statistics. Inference on 1-year survival and treatment effects accounted for model-selection uncertainty. It was carried out with a bootstrap procedure and used information from the whole set of selected models. Large variations in mortality by year and season were observed but no regular seasonal pattern was apparent. Mortality probabilities of kids in dewormed groups decreased quickly after birth, but remained elevated up to 9 months of age in the non-dewormed groups. Deworming lowered the risk of mortality. Vaccination alone was not protective (except during an observed outbreak of PPR). 相似文献
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于2009年4-10月在河北邯郸采用大田试验种植杂交狼尾草( Pennisetum americanum× P.purpureum)种茎,研究不同种植密度(6944,13889,27778株·hm -2)和不同刈割频率(2、4、6次·年 -1)对其生长及产量的影响,为杂交狼尾草在某些生态条件下的高产栽培提供理论依据。结果表明:当密度为13889株·hm -2时,产量最大,茎叶比也最大,粗蛋白含量随种植密度增加而呈下降趋势;当一年刈割2次时,鲜草产量最高;而刈割次数越多,茎叶比越小,鲜干比越大,粗蛋白含量越高,中性洗涤纤维(NDF)和酸性洗涤纤维(ADF)越低,品质则越好;当种植密度为13889株·hm -2、刈割2次时,鲜草产量最高,达198.10 t·hm -2;当种植密度为27778株·hm -2、刈割6次时,粗蛋白含量最高,达到17.88%。综合分析,杂交狼尾草要达到高产高品质,研究地区适宜种植杂交狼尾草的密度为13889株·hm -2,适宜刈割频率为4次·年 -1。 相似文献
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An epidemiological study on equine cestodosis was carried out in central Spain. A total of 372 digestive tracts from equids slaughtered in abattoirs located in central Spain were studied from November 2001 to May 2004. Anoplocephala perfoliata was detected in 24% of the animals and Anoplocephala magna in 18%. Individual tapeworm burden was from 1 to 491 tapeworms for A. perfoliata and from 1 to 64 tapeworms for A. magna. Low tapeworm burdens (less than 30 cestodes) predominated significantly ( p < 0.01) in all seasons for both species. Seasonal prevalence of infection by A. perfoliata was significantly higher (p < 0.01) in autumn (37.5%) and winter (32.3%) than in spring (9.2%) and summer (10.8%). Immature tapeworms were detected throughout summer (11%), autumn (23.4%) and winter (26.6%), signalling a summer to winter risk period for tapeworm infection in our conditions. Mature non-gravid tapeworms were collected in all seasons, with a decreasing pattern from summer (89%) to spring (6.7%). Conversely, gravid tapeworms showed an increasing pattern, from 0 in summer to a maximum (93.3%) in spring. Since prevalence of infection was significantly higher in winter than in spring, winter seems to be the season when more eggs would be available to be eaten by mites. A. perfoliata infection was detected in three different periods throughout the 3 year study: autumn 2001–winter 2002, summer 2002–spring 2003 and autumn 2003–spring 2004. This epidemiological pattern seems to describe the dependence of A. perfoliata to humidity in warm dry climate. In our conditions, A. perfoliata appears to follow a pattern of having only one generation per year, with a marked dependence on humidity. According to the results, autumn rainfall would influence the length, and late spring rainfall the appearance, of each annual generation. A. magna showed a different pattern. Infection was detected throughout the whole study period. Seasonal prevalence was higher in autumn (25.5%) than in winter (14.9%), spring (12.1%) and summer (10.5%), but the differences were not statistically significant. Non-gravid A. magna tapeworms could be detected almost throughout the year but percentages were significantly higher (p < 0.01) in autumn (50.2%), indicating recent ingestion, than in the other seasons (30% in summer, 12.8% in winter and 0% in spring). However, data from spring were not enough to discard the season as a risk period for A. magna infection. 相似文献
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Morbidity and mortality due to Babesia ovis in sheep flocks grazing in an enzootic area of Israel occur yearly, about 2 weeks after detection of adult Rhipicephalus bursa ticks on the animals. Disease incidence peaks in May, but lasts throughout the active period of the adult ticks in the spring-summer months of April–July. No clinical cases of babesiosis have been registered during the active period of the preimaginal stages of R. bursa, from October to February. Incidence of parasitaemia during the spring-summer months was variable, ranging between 2 and 25%. However, in the winter months the incidence of parasitaemia in hoggets increased considerably, reaching 4–60% of the animals. A positive serological response to B. ovis was found in 84.5% of the hoggets and 88.9% of the ewes. In ewes, the prevalence of the serological response showed no marked seasonal variations. Colostral sera of 67.5% and 75% of the ewes and hoggets, respectively, were serologically positive for B. ovis. No antibodies were detected in the sera of lambs less than 3–4 months of age. The epizootiology of sheep babesiosis appears to differ from that of bovine babesiosis. 相似文献
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The study revealed that although Lymnaea columella and Stenophysa marmorata were found in the same habitat, only L. columella harbored intramolluscan stages of F. hepatica. The population density of L. columella cyclically decreased between September and February, and increased from March to September. The drought that occurred between June and November 1981 dramatically reduced the number of snails collected. Larger snails were collected in March-July and November-December, while the smaller snails were collected in January-February and August-October, suggesting that there may be two generations of L. columella per year. The highest prevalence levels of infection in L. columella were: first year, June 8.82%, September 9.09% and October 10.52%; second year, March 6.25% and April 6.89%; third year, July 7.69%, August 10.25%, April 17.91% and May 13.91%. Results obtained with tracer sheep showed that the largest numbers of metacercariae were on pasture between June and October, and between March and April, but the infection was present during most of the year. 相似文献
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以一年生梭梭移栽苗为研究对象,比较了不同浓度的保水剂对土壤水分、梭梭生长特性和根系形态的影响。结果表明,保水剂能够提高土壤含水率,在土壤水分较低时,0.20%浓度的保水剂显著提高了20~40 cm土壤含水率;土壤水分较高的4-6月,0.05%浓度的保水剂对梭梭同化枝生长促进显著,土壤水分较低的7-9月,0.20%浓度促进最显著;0.20%浓度的保水剂显著提高了梭梭的株高、冠幅、新生枝长、基径;0.05%和0.20%浓度的保水剂显著提高了梭梭的总表面积和总根长,总表面积较对照分别增加64.65%和125.62%,总根长分别增加81.68%和130.92%。综上,在土壤水分较高的4-6月,最适宜梭梭生长的保水剂浓度为0.05%,在土壤水分较低的7-9月,0.20%浓度的保水剂促进显著。 相似文献
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A nation-wide Salmonella enterica surveillance and control programme was initiated in Danish finishing herds over the first quarter of 1995. In Denmark, all swine for slaughter are identifiable by a unique herd code. For each herd code, and depending on the herd's annual kill, random samples ranging from four to more than 60 swine are obtained quarterly at the abattoir. A meat sample from each pig is frozen, and meat juice (harvested after thawing) is examined for specific antibodies against S. enterica using an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The ELISA combines several S. enterica O-antigens, and allows detection of antibody response after a variety of different S. enterica serovar infections. Results are transferred to a central database, which each month (based on meat-juice tests obtained in the previous 13 weeks) assigns all herds into three S. enterica infection levels: Level 1, in which the S. enterica prevalence is deemed low and acceptable; Level 2, where there is a moderate prevalence of S. enterica seroreacl.ors (from > 50% in the smallest to > 10% in the largest herds); Level 3, in which S. enterica seroreactor prevalence is clearly unsatisfactory ( > 50% for most herd sizes). Irrespective of Salmonella level, all herds receive a monthly update on the current results of the S. enterica test results. If a herd is categorized in Level 2 or 3, it must receive an advisory visit by a practising veterinarian and a local swine extension specialist, and certain management hygiene precautions must be taken. If a herd is categorized in Level 3, the finishers from the herd must additionally be slaughtered under special hygiene precautions. This is supervised by the veterinary authorities. During 1995, 604000 samples were tested for S. enterica, corresponding to 3.0% of the total kill. In December 1995, 15522 herds (representing > 90% of the national production) were categorized into one of the three levels: 14551 herds (93.7%) in Level 1; 610 herds (3.9%) in Level 2; 361 herds (2.3%) in Level 3. The proportion of serologically positive meat-juice samples collected during 1995 ranged from a mean of 2.9% in smaller herds (101–200 swine slaughtered per year) to 6.1% in relatively large herds (more than 5000 swine slaughtered per year). 相似文献
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Various parameter estimates were assessed at housing in calves that had been exposed to gastrointestinal nematodes during a first grazing season. The analysis involved 41 groups of first grazing season (FGS) calves on 15 different farms in Belgium and comprised groups that had received chemoprophylactic treatment and untreated controls. Serum pepsinogen levels gave the clearest division between chemoprophylactic-treated calf groups (all were <2.6 U tyr), and untreated calf groups in which sub-clinical (range: 2.0–4.1 U tyr) and clinical infections (range 3.7–6.3 U tyr) occurred. There was also a tight relationship between individual pepsinogen values and adult Ostertagia burdens obtained at slaughter. In chemoprophylactic-treated groups there was a significant negative relationship between mean serum pepsinogen levels at housing and the proportion of the grazing season covered by different chemoprophylactic systems. Although only limited data on crude adult Ostertagia antigen ELISA were available, a good relationship between optical densities and estimated exposure was also found. The parasitological parameters, faecal egg counts and pasture Ostertagia larval counts at housing, and weight gain per day, gave less clear divisions among the three categories (chemoprophylaxis, sub-clinical and clinical). Distinguishing how much exposure a calf group has experienced during a first grazing season could help in designing more appropriate control measures for the FGS calves in the next year, assuring good protection and at the same time allowing sufficient exposure for the development of acquired immunity to Ostertagia, and for this serum pepsinogen is recommended. 相似文献
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Fifty randomly selected sheep flocks from a region in central Norway were sampled in December 1999 to determine the flock prevalence of Salmonella enterica subspecies diarizonae serovar 61:k:1,5,(7) ( S. IIIb 61:k:1,5,(7)). From each flock, 15–41 rectal swabs were collected from individual sheep of different age groups and examined for S. IIIb 61:k:1,5,(7). Positive flocks were visited again in January–April and each time, rectal swabs from the same animals were collected and examined for this specific serovar. Seven flocks (14%; 95% CI 6.3–27%) were positive for S. IIIb 61:k:1,5,(7) in December; in all, 10 sheep out of the 1233 (0.8%) were positive at the first sampling. From the seven positive flocks, six, five, six, and nine animals were positive in January, February, March, and April, respectively. Of the total 21 individual sheep tested positive from January to April, 15 were >2 years old (OR ex=3.26; 1.1–10.2). Six out of the seven positive flocks were large flocks (>117 ewes). Sharing of rams between flocks did not seem to be a risk factor for the presence of S. IIIb 61:k:1,5,(7) in a flock. 相似文献
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A study was undertaken to determine the prevalences of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in dairy calves less than 6 months of age in Norway. Faecal samples were collected from a total of 1386 calves, between 3 and 183 days of age, in 136 dairy farms from three different areas of Norway. Faecal samples were examined for Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts after concentration and immunofluorescent staining. Giardia was found in 93% (127 out of 136) of the farms and in 49% (679 out of 1386) of the calves. Cryptosporidium was found in 53% (72 out of 136) of the farms and in 12% (167 out of 1386) of the calves. The level of Giardia and/or Cryptosporidium was low in the majority of the infected calves. Infection peaked in the age group 2–3 months for both Cryptosporidium and Giardia. The prevalences of both parasites were higher in samples taken during winter than in samples taken during summer, and statistically significant differences were found when prevalences in different age groups of calves were compared between the three areas. A significantly lower prevalence of Cryptosporidium was found in calves housed in shared pens that were thoroughly washed more than three times a year than in calves from pens washed less often. For Giardia there was a trend for decreasing intensity of infection with increasing age in the sampled calves. For Cryptosporidium there was a trend for increasing herd prevalence with increasing number of calves in the herd, but this trend was not statistically significant. Other parameters which were investigated such as housing, feeding or management routines were not associated with prevalence or intensity of infection with either parasite. 相似文献
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This survey was conducted to determine the chronobiology and seroprevalence of nasal bot infestation ( Oestrus ovis) in Spain and to identify the risk factors associated with this disease in caprine herds. A total of 1590 sera from adult goats were collected at random on 175 farms in southwestern Spain. Sera were tested by ELISA, using crude protein from second stage larvae as antigen. The mean seroprevalence was 46.04% and mean percentage of optical densities was 41.83. These data indicate a high prevalence of this parasite in the investigated areas. The serological survey revealed that goats managed at higher altitudes, at meridians latitudes and on farms with small herds had a smaller probability of infestation. Eighty goat heads, obtained from abattoirs in the central region of Spain, were collected and examined for nasal botflies from February to October 2002. O. ovis larval stages were recovered from the nasal-sinus cavities of 23 goats, reaching a prevalence of 34.94%. The mean larval burden was 3.9 larvae per infested head. No first instars were found during February and March, when the second instar reached its larger count. The third instar was observed in very small number during the whole period of study, with one peak occurring in July–August. These data show the existence of a favourable period for the development of larval instars of O. ovis in goats that starts in February and finishes in September. 相似文献
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The occurrence of 2nd and 3rd instars of Gasterophilus intestinalis and Gasterophilus nasalis was determined in 476 horses during the 22-year period from 1951 to 1973. Overall, G intestinalis infected 98.7% of the horses and averaged 168/horse; whereas G nasalis infected 80.7% of the horses and averaged 52/horse. Aggregate average total numbers for G intestinalis ranged from a low of 50 in September to a high of 229 in March, and for G nasalis, from a low of 14 in September to a high of 82 in February. Horses were infected by 2nd or 3rd instars of both species on a year-round basis. Differentiation between the instars provided insight into the dynamics of the infections. For G intestinalis, the data indicated (1) 2nd instars from the previous year's generation of flies continue to arrive in the stomach until April; (2) arrival of the current year's crop of 2nd instars starts in July; and (3) 3rd instars from the previous year's generation of flies are not voided in appreciable numbers until August, when numbers of the current year's crop of 3rd instars appear in the stomach. For G nasalis, the data indicated (1) arrival in the stomach of the current year's generation of 2nd instars starts in July and terminates in January and (2) 3rd instars from the previous year's generation of flies are voided over a period beginning in March and extending into August, when the current year's crop of 3rd instars begin to appear. Acquisition of infections of horses with G intestinalis is nearly a year-round process, except for April, because of the persistence of viable larvae in eggs for a prolonged period after development and fly activity has ceased in the fall. In contrast, infection with G nasalis is interrupted between December and May, because eggs hatch naturally after a short period of development, and fly activity ceases in the fall. 相似文献
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A systematic survey was conducted during two spells of 5 years each (1986–1990 and 1993–1997) to study the prevalence of parasitoses with particular reference to gastrointestinal (GI) nematodes and flukes in dairy animals (crossbred and native cattle, and buffaloes) belonging to 12 villages in the Kangra valley (Himachal Pradesh). Flukes (Fasciola, amphistomes and Dicrocoelium) and strongyles were the most important parasitic infections. Fasciola was endemic throughout the year, with a higher percentage infection in buffaloes than in cattle. Other fluke and nematode infections showed a seasonal pattern in prevalence, with a small peak in March–April followed by a high peak in July–September. The faecal egg counts (eggs per gram, epg) of flukes (Fasciola/amphistomes) ranged from 50 to 300 in cattle and 50 to 400 in buffaloes, with high loads during the rainy and post-rainy seasons. The GI nematode egg counts (excluding Toxocara) revealed a similar trend, with the overall monthly mean epg ranging from 85 to 1720 in cattle and 90 to 1625 in buffaloes, with a high peak during the months of July to September. On coproculture of positive samples, the nematode infections in order of prevalence were: Strongyloides, Trichostrongylus, Haemonchus, Oesophagostomum, Bunostomum and Mecistocirrus. The prevalence of most of the parasites was lower during the second 5-year period. 相似文献
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贮藏碳水化合物对牧草生命代谢、再生、返青及逆境的适应性等方面有重要作用。本研究于2015年7月—2016年9月,分析了呼伦贝尔草甸草原中羊草（ Leymus chinensis）、无芒雀麦（ Bromus inermis）和糙隐子草（ Cleistogenes squarrosa）3种植物碳水化合物含量的季节变化规律,探讨牧草生长对气候环境的适应性特点,以期为草地合理利用提供指导。研究结果表明：3种禾草碳水化合物含量随季节变化显著（ P<0.05）,可溶性糖含量均在8月最高,羊草与无芒雀麦的还原糖和淀粉含量在6月最高,糙隐子草则在7月最高;糙隐子草的可溶性糖与淀粉含量显著小于羊草和无芒雀麦（ P<0.05）,并主要分配在地上部分,羊草茎基部与根部的各碳水化合物含量显著小于无芒雀麦（ P<0.05）;碳水化合物含量年际间差异较大,干旱年份草地植物根部碳水化合物贮藏水平偏低,该区域草地宜降低载畜率或提前休牧。 相似文献
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The objective of this study was to provide epidemiological information of equine trypanosomosis in the Central River Division (CRD) of The Gambia. Therefore, 2285 consultations records of equines, admitted in a gate-clinic at Sololo in CRD, were studied retrospectively. The data were recorded in the period between September 1995 and July 2002 and comprised consultations of 2113 horses and 172 donkeys. ‘Trypanosome infection’ was the most frequently diagnosed condition and accounted for 61% of the cases. Horses were more frequently diagnosed with trypanosome infections than donkeys (p < 0.001), with an occurrence of 63% compared to 43% in donkeys. In both horses and donkeys, trypanosome infections were mainly due to Trypanosoma congolense (64%) and T. vivax (32%). There was no difference observed in the occurrence of trypanosome infections in male or female donkeys (p = 0.585), but there were more female (67.8%) horses observed with trypanosome infections than male horses (60.7%; p = 0.003). There was no difference observed in the occurrence of trypanosome infections in donkeys older or younger than 1 year (p = 0.130), but more older horses (63.2% >1 year) were observed with trypanosome infections than young horses (54.5% <1 year; p = 0.033). The number of donkeys and horses with trypanosome infections decreased during the rainy season (June–September). The majority of equines that were admitted with trypanosome infections were severely anaemic. The average packed cell volume (PCV) declined with increasing parasitaemia (p = 0.006). Seventy-four percent of the farmers’ predictions of trypanosome infections in their equines were confirmed by darkground-microscopy. That proved that farmers had a fairly accurate knowledge of the diseases affecting their equines. The treatments executed at the gate-clinic were generally effective. The few (0.4%) relapses of the T. vivax infections that were previously treated with diminazene aceturate in this study were not sufficient to prove drug resistance. The study showed that the analysis of consultation records at a gate-clinic can provide complementary information to conventional epidemiological studies in the same research area. 相似文献
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Two studies were carried out: a preliminary study based upon 220 flocks visited twice to collect data on sheep-flock management and losses, and a second intensive 2 year (1984–1986) study carried out on 16 of the 220 flocks in one country. Mean annual lamb mortalities were 17.6% (1984–1985) and 31.3% (1985–1986), and varied significantly according to nutrition. Pre-parturient deaths represented 27.3% (1984–1985) and 18.9% (1985–1986) of total deaths. The percentage of parturient deaths was very low (0.4%) for both years. Of the lambs necropsied, starvation/exposure complex contributed most to lamb mortality. Enteritis and septicemia represented the second most important cause. Of the enteritis cases, 18.5–63.2% of the samples analyzed were positive for Escherichia coli: 38.5% of the septicemia cases were positive for E. coli in 1985–1986 but none were positive in 1984–1985. E. coli K99 isolates were rare. Only one Salmonella isolate was made in 1985–1986. There were 16 cases (12.2%) of pneumonia in 1984–1985 and two cases only (1.5%) in 1985–1986. Of the cases examined, 18.8% were positive for Pasturella hemolytica and 25% were positive for Pasturella multocida in 1984–1985. Its appears that lamb mortality can be reduced by improvement of nutrition and health care in many of these flocks. Further work should be done to provide information on the causes of lamb pneumonia as well as the potential for vaccination against lamb diarrhea (i.e. E. coli in these flocks. 相似文献
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