Changes in liveweight gain, blood constituents and worm egg output in goats artificially infected with a sheep-derived strain of Haemonchus contortus.
Two groups of goats were dosed with 10,000 and 20,000 sheep-derived strain (SDS) larvae of Haemonchus contortus respectively. Over a period of 42 days goats dosed with 20,000 larvae lost more weight than those dosed with 10,000 larvae. Infected goats showed anaemia from about 2 weeks after infection as well as reduced levels of total serum proteins and albumins.
Rahman
W A
WA
School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.
Collins
G H
GH
D000818:Animals; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D006041:Goats; D006188:Haemonchiasis / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism / Q000662:veterinary*; D010270:Parasite Egg Count / Q000662:veterinary; D015430:Weight Gain