The effect of water sources, nutritional qualities and management systems on the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminth infections in ruminants in Benue State, Nigeria

Tikyaa, G.N.; Oke, P. O.; Ikpa, TF; Imandeh, G. N.

doi:10.4314/as.v18i2.5

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“…Another study by Tikyaa et al (2019) showed that goats with intensive care had a smaller prevalence of helminth infestation of up to 18,1%, compared to those raised by grazing (38,8%). Tolistiawaty et al (2016) mentioned that ruminants in semi-intensive care have a higher chance infected with helminth worms during grazing.…”

Section: Helminths Eggs In Feces Resultsmentioning

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Welfare and Health of Prague Goats in Madiun Zoo of Indonesia

Alamsyah Putra Anugerah,

Krissanti,

Ramdani

2023

AAVS

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Prague goats are originating from Prague, Czech Republic. They were brought to the Madiun Zoo of Indonesia for improving tourism. There are four heads of the Prague goats in Madiun Zoo and they were not studied yet. We aimed to identify the qualitative and quantitative characteristics, helminths infestation status, and body condition score (BCS) of Prague goats in Madiun Zoo. It was estimated that Prague goat I was dominantly a female brown shorthaired (BSH) breed with a little white shorthaired (WSH) blood, goat II was a full female WSH, goat III was a full male BSH, and goat IV was a male WSH and BSH crossbred. The average body weight, body length,

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Section: Helminths Eggs In Feces Resultsmentioning

confidence: 96%

Welfare and Health of Prague Goats in Madiun Zoo of Indonesia

Alamsyah Putra Anugerah,

Krissanti,

Ramdani

2023

AAVS

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“…Low body condition, heat stress and physical strain when travelling long distances to access feed and water weaken cattle’s immunity (Ayanlade and Ojebisi, 2019 ). Cattle also utilise short grasses and congregate on the few available water sources where the eggs and infective larval stages survive, exposing them to new infections (Tikyaa et al, 2019 ). These conditions increase the incidences and impacts of GIN infestations resulting in increased stress and mortality.…”

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Utilisation of indigenous knowledge to control gastrointestinal nematodes in Southern Africa

Kamba,

Chimonyo

2024

Trop Anim Health Prod

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Gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) exacerbate the impact of droughts on the survival of cattle. The inadequacies of the conventional system make it increasingly important to explore indigenous knowledge (IK) to create drought-tolerant and GIN resilient herds. The objective of the study was to assess the indigenous strategies for controlling GIN during droughts. Face-to-face interviews with experts on IK were conducted to give insight into the importance, methods and ranking of GIN control. The experts identified 86 cattle that were used to test their assertions. The control methods used were identifying cattle that were susceptible to high GIN loads using predisposing factors, diagnosis of GIN burdens using faecal appearance, and treatment using phytotherapy. Experts ranked predisposing factors as the most critical control strategy and identified body condition, class, sex, coat colour, pregnancy status and lactation status as predisposing factors to high GIN burdens. Thin, older, dark-coloured cattle, as well as pregnant and lactating cows, were considered susceptible to GIN. However, pregnancy status, coat colour and sex were significantly associated with high GIN burdens. Cows were 2.6 times more likely to have high GIN burdens than bulls. Dark-coloured cattle were 3.5 times more likely to have high GIN burdens than light-coloured ones, and the likelihood of pregnant cows was 4.9 times higher than non-pregnant cows. A dark-coloured pregnant cow was extremely susceptible to high GIN burdens. In conclusion, knowledge of predisposing factors informs selection decisions when purchasing foundation stock. Cattle that are susceptible to high GIN loads are prioritised during droughts or culled where resources are scarce.

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“…Low body condition, heat stress and physical strain when travelling long distances to access feed and water, weakens their immunity (Ayanlade and Ojebisi, 2019). In addition, cattle utilize short grasses and congregate on the few available water sources (Tikyaa et al, 2019) where the eggs and infective larval stages can survive, hence exposing them to new and reinfections. These conditions proliferate the incidences of GIN infestations resulting in increased stress and mortality.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploitation of indigenous knowledge to control gastrointestinal nematodes in cattle during droughts

Kamba

Chimonyo

2022

Preprint

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Gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) exacerbate the impact of droughts on the survival of cattle. Because of the inadequacies of conventional system, it is becoming increasingly important to explore indigenous knowledge systems to create drought tolerant herds through GIN control. The objective of the study was to explore the indigenous methods of GIN control during droughts. Face-to-face interviews with experts on indigenous knowledge were conducted to give insight on importance, methods and ranking of GIN control. The experts sampled 86 cattle that were used to test their assertions. The control methods used were; identification of susceptible cattle using predisposing factors, diagnosis of GIN burdens using faecal appearance and treatment using phytotherapy. Experts ranked predisposing factors as the most important control strategy and identified body condition, class, sex, coat colour, pregnancy status and lactation status as predisposing factors to high GIN burdens. Thin, older, dark coloured cattle as well as pregnant and lactating cows were considered susceptible. Pregnancy status, coat colour and sex, however, were significantly associated to high GIN burdens. Females were 2.6 times more likely to have high GIN burdens as opposed to males. Dark coloured cattle were 3.5 times more likely to have high GIN burdens as compared to light coloured ones and likelihood of pregnant cows was 4.9 times higher than non-pregnant cows. A dark coloured pregnant cow was extremely susceptible to high GIN burdens. Knowledge of predisposing factors informed selection decisions when purchasing foundation stock. Susceptible animals were prioritized during droughts or culled where resources were scarce.

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The effect of water sources, nutritional qualities and management systems on the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminth infections in ruminants in Benue State, Nigeria

Cited by 4 publications

References 7 publications

Welfare and Health of Prague Goats in Madiun Zoo of Indonesia

Welfare and Health of Prague Goats in Madiun Zoo of Indonesia

Utilisation of indigenous knowledge to control gastrointestinal nematodes in Southern Africa

Exploitation of indigenous knowledge to control gastrointestinal nematodes in cattle during droughts

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