Field evidence for association between increased gastrointestinal nematode burden and subclinical mastitis in dairy sheep
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2019Language
en
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The objective of the present study was to study, under field conditions, potential associations between gastrointestinal nematode parasitism and subclinical mastitis in ewes during the lactation period. Faecal and milk samples were collected from 240 ewes in 16 farms, for parasitological and bacteriological plus cytological examination, respectively. In the population sampled, prevalence of gastrointestinal nematode infection was 63.0%; mean faecal count was 357.7 ± 32.4 eggs per gram (epg); Teladorsagia spp. larvae were identified more frequently in coprocultures (median proportion among farms: 53.0%). The prevalence of subclinical mastitis was 22.6%; coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp. were identified more frequently as causal agents (64.7% of isolates recovered from cases of the disease). There was clear evidence that the prevalence of subclinical mastitis was higher among ewes with gastrointestinal nematode infection than among ewes without: 26.4% and 16.1% (P = 0.047), respectively. Further, the prevalence of subclinical mastitis was higher in ewes with high faecal epg: 31.1% versus 18.6% in ewes with low faecal epg (P = 0.027). Mean epg counts in ewes with mastitis were significantly higher: 500 ± 84 (mean ± standard error of the mean), than epg counts in healthy ewes: 316 ± 36 (P = 0.024). The findings further underline the importance of concurrent parasitic and bacterial infections. Moreover, results also suggest further factors that can play a role in development of mastitis in ewes. © 2018 Elsevier B.V.
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