Prevalencia de nematodos gastrointestinales en alpacas y ovinos de dos cooperativas comunales de la región Pasco, Perú

Puicón, Víctor; Chávez, Juan; Gutiérrez, Gustavo; Sánchez, Diana Patricia Cardona; More, Manuel; Zárate, Daniel

doi:10.15381/rivep.v29i4.15189

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“…In South American camelids different gastrointestinal strongylids can be found [5, 24–26]. In addition to host-specific species, South American camelids can also be infected with strongylid species of Old World camelids ( Camelostrongylus mentulatus ) as well as species of wild and domestic ruminants [5].…”

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Current anthelmintic treatment is not always effective at controlling strongylid infections in German alpaca herds

Kultscher

Hinney

Schmäschke³

et al. 2019

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Background Endoparasites are considered a major health problem of South American camelids as shown in a recent survey among German and Austrian camelid owners. Although prophylactic and therapeutic measures such as application of anthelmintics are commonly used, treatment efficacy is usually not assessed. Owners have expressed significant concerns regarding the effect of antiparasitic therapy, so this study aimed to evaluate the outcome of anthelmintic treatment in German alpaca herds with different drugs. Results Overall, 617 samples from 538 clinically healthy alpacas > 1 year-old from 27 farms ( n = 11–157 animals/herd) were examined. The most common parasites detected by flotation were Eimeria spp. (75.1%) followed by strongylids (55.0%), Nematodirus spp. (19.3%), cestodes (3.1%) and Trichuris (2.7%). After initial coproscopical examination by flotation and strongylid egg quantification by the McMaster technique, positive animals excreting at least 150 eggs per gram of faeces were included in a faecal egg count reduction test (FECRT) using fenbendazole ( n = 71 samples), moxidectin ( n = 71) or monepantel ( n = 66). Pre-treatment larval cultures ( n = 23 positive pooled farm samples) revealed Haemonchus (87% of the farms), Cooperia (43.5%), Trichostrongylus (21.7%), Ostertagia (13.0%), Nematodirus and Oesophagostomum (4.3% each). Fenbendazole treatment reduced egg excretion by 45%, moxidectin by 91% and monepantel by 96%. On the farm level, 13/18 farms that used fenbendazole, 6/6 farms that used moxidectin and 2/5 farms that used monepantel had individual FECR values < 90% (fenbendazole) or < 95% (moxidectin, monepantel). Haemonchus and Cooperia were overrepresented on the farms with reduced treatment efficacy. Conclusions Gastrointestinal strongylids are common in German alpacas and fenbendazole in particular was not sufficiently effective to reduce strongylid egg excretion. Although the FECRT could not unambiguously determine anthelmintic resistance in the present study, the finding that small ruminant strongylids, especially Haemonchus , are common in alpacas indicates that determination of effective anthelmintic doses, monitoring of efficacy and adapted (selective) treatment regimens must be implemented as part of sustainable deworming practices in this species in accordance with recommendations for ruminants.

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confidence: 99%

Current anthelmintic treatment is not always effective at controlling strongylid infections in German alpaca herds

Kultscher

Hinney

Schmäschke³

et al. 2019

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“…Las parasitosis en general pueden alterar el bienestar animal independientemente del sistema productivo (Herrera et al, 2013), teniendo efectos negativos directos (ganancia de peso, desarrollo corporal, comportamiento reproductivo) e indirectos (subutilización del recurso forrajero y la predisposición a enfermedades) (Soca et al, 2005), además de los costos implicados en los tratamientos del animal, reduciendo la rentabilidad (Márquez, 2003). Esta problemática es importante sobre todo en la crianza de ovinos en la sierra central del país, donde la prevalencia general de parasitismo gastrointestinal por nematodos puede alcanzar valores altos (Puicón et al, 2018).…”

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Asociación de parasitismo gastrointestinal con parámetros fisiológicos en ovinos mejorados de la Región Junín, Perú

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Payano

Sánchez

et al. 2021

Rev. investig. vet. Perú

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Se determinó la asociación del parasitismo gastrointestinal con el peso vivo, hematocrito y el método FAMACHA en ovinos de raza Junín (borreguillas y carnerillos) del lote Stud de la SAIS Túpac Amaru Ltda. N° 1, Región Junín, Perú. El estudio se realizó en dos periodos estacionales: mayo (sequía) y octubre (lluvias). Se muestrearon 109 carnerillos y 98 borreguillas en mayo y a 89 carnerillos y 85 borreguillas en octubre de 2018. El peso de las hembras fue 39.75 ± 0.21 y el de machos de 43.31± 0.20, con diferencia significativa en la interacción sexo y mes (p<0.05), así como el valor del hematocrito entre meses (p<0.05). Hubo correlación negativa entre el hematocrito y el valor transformado de carga parasitaria. Todos los animales estuvieron parasitados, encontrando una mayor carga parasitaria en machos en octubre y en mayo en las hembras. En mayo se presentaron más casos de animales resistentes al parasitismo que en octubre. La mayor frecuencia de parásitos gastrointestinales fue de Nematodirus (50%), seguido de Trichostrongylus (25%) y de Ostertagia (15%).

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Prevalencia de nematodos gastrointestinales en alpacas y ovinos de dos cooperativas comunales de la región Pasco, Perú

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References 7 publications

Current anthelmintic treatment is not always effective at controlling strongylid infections in German alpaca herds

Current anthelmintic treatment is not always effective at controlling strongylid infections in German alpaca herds

Asociación de parasitismo gastrointestinal con parámetros fisiológicos en ovinos mejorados de la Región Junín, Perú

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