[Value of identification of gastrointestinal nematode third-stage larvae recovered from faeces and herbage].
Strategic parasite control programmes of ruminant gastrointestinal nematodes requires the knowledge of parasite population dynamics. In natural conditions, ruminants, in particular sheep and goats, are infected by different species of gastrointestinal nematodes. The life cycle of these parasites is influenced by a number of factors which include climatic variations. Therefore, it is important to utilise appropriate methods to identify the parasite population both in the host and from the pasture. In this paper faecal larval cultures and pasture larval counts used for herd health monitoring of nematode infections are discussed.
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Department of Animal Pathology, Hygiene and Veterinary Public Health, University of Milan, Italy. giorgio.traldi@unimi.it
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