title: Toxocara vitulorum in beef calves kept on effluent-irrigated pastures in Zimbabwe.
abstract: Faeces from 20 calves aged 13 +/- 5 days were examined for Toxocara vitulorum eggs fortnightly for a period of 20 weeks. The age of calves when eggs were first detected varied from 24 to 110 days (mean 41 +/- 20 days). The mean egg count varied from 257 to 19,821 g-1 of faeces with a highest count of 68,400. The patency period of T. vitulorum lasted from 14 to 112 days (mean 65 +/- 30 days). None of the calves showed clinical signs of illness.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Zimbabwe.
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Hensman
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Baragwanath
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D003126:Colostrum / Q000469:parasitology; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D008892:Milk / Q000469:parasitology; D010270:Parasite Egg Count / Q000662:veterinary; D014119:Toxocara / Q000502:physiology*; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D015030:Zimbabwe