Is gastrointestinal strongyle faecal egg count influenced by hour of sample collection and worm burden in goats?

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 163, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 81-86

  Rinaldi, L ^a   Veneziano, V ^a   Morgoglione, M E ^a   Pennacchio, S ^a   Santaniello, M ^a   Schioppi, M ^a   Musella, V ^b   Fedele, V ^c   Cringoli, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^c Istituto Sperimentale per la Zootecnia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Faecal egg count; Flotac double technique; Gastrointestinal strongyles; Goats; Hour of sample collection; Relationship between FEC and worm burden

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GOAT; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; INTESTINE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM VENULOSUM; RUMINANT STOMACH; SAMPLING; STRONGYLE INFECTION; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FECES; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SEASONS; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

CAPRA HIRCUS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NEMATODA; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM VENULOSUM; STRONGYLES; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS;

EID: 67349144121     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.03.043     Document Type: Article

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