Survey on Endoparasites of Dairy Goats in North-Eastern Italy Using a Farm-Tailored Monitoring Approach

Overview

Journal Vet Sci

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Veterinary Medicine

Date 2021 Apr 30

PMID 33922076

Citations 8

Authors

Anna Maurizio

Laura Stancampiano

Cinzia Tessarin

Alice Pertile

Giulia Pedrini

Ceren Asti

Waktole Terfa

Antonio Frangipane di Regalbono

Rudi Cassini

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Abstract

With the spread of anthelmintic resistance (AR), endoparasite monitoring consolidates its role for a more sustainable targeting of treatments. A survey on endoparasites in dairy goat farms of north-eastern Italy was conducted to test a monitoring approach based on a farm-tailored sample size. Farm management and parasites control practices were investigated in 20 farms through a questionnaire survey. Further, fecal samples were collected (November 2018-September 2019) from 264 animals from 13 farms and were analyzed individually with a modified McMaster method and subsequently pooled to perform a coproculture. Coccidia (78.4%), gastrointestinal strongyles (37.9%), (28.4%), (18.9%), (8.0%) and / (0.4%) were identified. Abundances were higher for coccidia and gastrointestinal strongyles. (71%) was the dominant gastrointestinal nematode. Pasture and age class resulted in the main risk factors at the multivariable analysis through a negative binomial regression model. Results from farm monitoring indicate that our approach can be a cost-effective decision tool to target treatments more effectively, but farmers need to be educated about the importance of parasitological testing, which is currently scarcely implemented, against the risk of AR.

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