title: [The influence of skin parasite infection on the productivity of gilts at pig testing stations].
abstract: On the basis of skin scrapings collected together with cerumen from the inside of ears, the occurrence of a hidden mite and louse infection was assessed to evaluate its effect on the productive traits of gilts fattened during 1996-1997 at Pig Testing Stations (PTS). The productivity was highly influenced by the station factors. The low level of infection had, however, some negative effect in a few cases, and in few it was not clear, probably due to the phenomenon of resilience.
authors.affiliation: Katedra Zoologii i Ekologii Akademii Rolniczej, 30-059 Kraków, Al. Mickiewicza 24/28.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nosal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petryszak
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000379:methods; D000818:Animals; D000854:Anoplura; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000191:economics / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008460:Meat; D011044:Poland; D012532:Scabies / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000502:physiology