Abstract
Fasciolosis, caused by the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica, is one of the most important parasitoses in cattle farming worldwide. In dairy cows, the trematode leads to economic losses due to decreased milk yield, a negative impact on reproduction parameters, and liver condemnations. In the present study, the seasonal patterns of F. hepatica antibodies in bulk-tank milk from dairy herds located in East Frisia, a region of the federal state Lower Saxony in the north of Germany, were investigated. This region was chosen since it is known as a high risk area for fluke infections due to its coastal location at the North Sea with the consequence of rather moist pastures. Between 669 and 868 bulk-tank milk samples were collected in January, September and November 2008 and 2010, respectively, and analysed for antibodies against F. hepatica with an in-house ELISA based on excretory-secretory antigens of the liver fluke. The overall East Frisian prevalence was 49.1%, 57.1% and 53.9% in January, September and November 2008 and 45.1%, 49.5% and 48.4% in 2010. From a number of 606 farms, which were sampled in all six investigated months, 34.5% of the farms continued to remain positive, whereas 30.9% continued to remain negative. A percentage ...Continue Reading
References
Jun 2, 1979·The Veterinary Record·G A OakleyN H Knapp
Mar 1, 1977·The British Veterinary Journal·M J CawderyP J Crowe
May 1, 1991·Zentralblatt für Veterinärmedizin. Reihe B. Journal of veterinary medicine. Series B·B GenicotP Lekeux
Apr 1, 1991·Zentralblatt für Veterinärmedizin. Reihe A·F GasthuysD Parmentier
Mar 1, 1986·Veterinary Parasitology·E T Haroun, G V Hillyer
Aug 29, 1970·British Medical Journal·E W HardmanA H Davies
Aug 23, 2001·Veterinary Parasitology·J Vercruysse, E Claerebout
Mar 5, 2004·Parasitology Research·A MekroudG Dreyfuss
Nov 27, 2004·Research in Veterinary Science·M R Salimi-BejestaniD J L Williams
Aug 16, 2005·The Veterinary Record·G SchweizerP R Torgerson
Jul 18, 2006·International Journal for Parasitology·C RapschP R Torgerson
Nov 11, 2006·Preventive Veterinary Medicine·Johannes CharlierJozef Vercruysse
Sep 1, 2007·Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases·Hector H GarciaPeter M Schantz
Aug 7, 2009·Veterinary Parasitology·S BennemaJ Charlier
May 18, 2010·The Veterinary Record·C M McCannD J L Williams
Jun 8, 2013·Parasitology·Birte KuerpickChristina Strube
Citations
Jun 8, 2013·Parasitology·Birte KuerpickChristina Strube
Jul 26, 2013·Irish Veterinary Journal·Mary SekiyaMichael L Doherty
Aug 16, 2014·The Veterinary Record·N SelemetasT de Waal
Jun 22, 2015·Preventive Veterinary Medicine·Alison HowellDiana Williams
Jul 15, 2015·Irish Veterinary Journal·Yris BloemhoffRíona Sayers
Jan 19, 2015·Veterinary Parasitology·Gabriela Knubben-Schweizer, Paul R Torgerson
Dec 19, 2012·Veterinary Parasitology·Birte KuerpickChristina Strube
Apr 3, 2016·Equine Veterinary Journal·A QuigleyG Mulcahy
Nov 30, 2016·Journal of Animal Science·A J TwomeyD P Berry
Oct 28, 2019·Mammalian Genome : Official Journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society·Katharina MaySven König
Apr 19, 2018·BMC Veterinary Research·Sławomir J KowalczykJarosław Kaba
Jan 26, 2016·PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases·Miguel M CabadaA Clinton White
May 24, 2017·Frontiers in Veterinary Science·Giles T InnocentSteve D Albon
Nov 23, 2019·BMC Veterinary Research·Maria Pia MunitaRiona Sayers
Jun 28, 2018·Parasitology Research·Andrew W ByrneMaria Guelbenzu-Gonzalo