Rapid assessment of faecal egg count and faecal egg count reduction through composite sampling in cattle

Rapid assessment of faecal egg count and faecal egg count reduction through composite sampling in cattle

Abstract Background Faecal egg counts (FEC) and the FEC reduction test (FECRT) for assessing gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infection and efficacy of anthelmintics are rarely carried out on ruminant farms because of the cost of individual analyses. The use of pooled faecal samples is a promising me...

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Main Authors: Laura Rinaldi, Alessandra Amadesi, Elaudy Dufourd, Antonio Bosco, Marion Gadanho, Anne Lehebel, Maria Paola Maurelli, Alain Chauvin, Johannes Charlier, Giuseppe Cringoli, Nadine Ravinet, Christophe Chartier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Gastrointestinal strongyles
Mini-FLOTAC
FECRT
Pooled faecal samples
Cattle
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3601-x

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