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Título: | Are Anthelminthic Treatments of Captive Ruminants Necessary? |
Fecha de publicación: | 18-oct-2021 |
Editorial: | MDPI |
Cita bibliográfica: | Veterinary Sciences 2021, 8, 240 |
ISSN: | 2306-7381 |
Palabras clave: | Gazelles Nematodes Anthelmintic treatment Inbreeding Conservation Egg shedding |
Resumen: | Anthelmintics are frequently administered to animals to limit fecal egg elimination, so that wild animals in captive breeding programs are treated to maintain a proper health condition. This is effective from a health management perspective, but on the other hand, it could prevent captive animals from developing an effective immunity against parasites that they might encounter when reintroduced into their original geographic areas. The aim of this study was to describe the dynamics of parasite infections in captive Cuvier’s gazelles (Gazella cuvieri) not treated with anthelmintics for two years and to evaluate the factors related to their fecal egg shedding. Fifteen one-year-old males were enclosed together and captured monthly to collect feces directly from the rectum. Fecal egg counts were performed, and eggs were classified as strongylid-like, Nematodirus sp., or Trichuris sp. Fecal egg shedding for the three groups of parasites did not vary significantly over the duration of the study. Only precipitation affected the egg-shedding pattern of all parasites, while inbreeding was positively associated with the number of strongylid-like parasites. These findings suggest an equilibrium between hosts and parasites in absence of treatment during the study. The anthelmintic treatment as a systematic prophylaxis method in captive animals should be avoided and replaced by systematic coprological and clinical vigilance, as well as targeted treatment in the case of a significant rise of fecal egg counts |
Autor/es principal/es: | Lahat, Liron Ortiz Sánchez, Juana Tizzani, Paolo Ibáñez, Belén Valera, Francisco Moreno, Eulalia Espeso, Gerardo Ruiz de Ybáñez Carnero, María del Rocío |
Facultad/Departamentos/Servicios: | Facultades, Departamentos, Servicios y Escuelas::Departamentos de la UMU::Sanidad Animal |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10201/136703 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci8100240 |
Tipo de documento: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Número páginas / Extensión: | 11 |
Derechos: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
Descripción: | © 2021. The authors. This document is made available under the CC-BY 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by /4.0/ This document is the submitted/accepted/ published version of a published Work that appeared in final form in Veterinary Sciences. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci8100240 |
Aparece en las colecciones: | Artículos: Sanidad Animal |
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