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Gastrointestinal nematodes in rotationally grazing ewes in the mountainous region of central Mexico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 March 2012

P.M.C. Acevedo-Ramírez ,
H. Quiroz-Romero ,
I. Cruz-Mendoza ,
R. Ulloa-Arvizu  and
F. Ibarra-Velarde
P.M.C. Acevedo-Ramírez*
Affiliation:
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Av. Universidad 3000, Coyoacan, CP 04510, México DF, México
H. Quiroz-Romero*
Affiliation:
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Av. Universidad 3000, Coyoacan, CP 04510, México DF, México
I. Cruz-Mendoza
Affiliation:
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Av. Universidad 3000, Coyoacan, CP 04510, México DF, México
R. Ulloa-Arvizu
Affiliation:
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Av. Universidad 3000, Coyoacan, CP 04510, México DF, México
F. Ibarra-Velarde
Affiliation:
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Av. Universidad 3000, Coyoacan, CP 04510, México DF, México
*
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Abstract

The aims of this study were to determine the frequency of egg shedding (percentage of egg-positive faecal samples) and faecal egg counts (FEC) over 13 months in two different breeds of ewes, both pregnant and non-pregnant, in a mountainous region of central Mexico. Additionally, the effect of ivermectin and albendazole treatments on FEC reduction was recorded. The study also aimed to relate temperature and rainfall to FEC. The gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) third-stage larvae genera recovered from both faeces and grassland pastures in a temperate region were also assessed. Faecal samples were collected from ewes at monthly intervals for 13 months to investigate the FEC population of GIN larvae, their concentration and genera in grass samples collected from grazed and rested pastures. Egg-shedding frequency ranged from 0 to 92% and FEC from 0 to 12,000 eggs per g faeces (epg), with counts in Suffolk higher than in Dorset ewes. The identified genera were Haemonchus, Trichostrongylus, Teladorsagia, Cooperia, Oesophagostomum, Bunostomum, Nematodirus and Strongyloides. Haemonchus and Trichostrongylus were the most common genera. The number of L3 was higher in grazing lands than in those at rest. The highest FEC were recorded in the dry season due to peripartum, but the highest L3 counts were recorded in the rainy season. The coexistence of species of different geographical distributions at this site may be because there is a confluence of Nearctic and Neotropical geographic regions; thus, despite the temperate climate, tropical species can be found. Additionally, this study suggests that increasing temperatures could favour the presence of different tropical GIN species together with typical temperate-zone GIN species.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 87 , Issue 1 , March 2013 , pp. 108 - 114
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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