Parasitic nematodes (roundworms) of small ruminants and other livestock have major
economic impacts worldwide. Despite the impact of the diseases caused by these …

There is increasing interest in the use of continuous housing systems for dairy cows, with
various reasons put forward to advocate such systems. However, the welfare of dairy cows is …

Helminth infections are an important cause of lost productivity in livestock world-wide, often
necessitating anthelmintic treatment. However, a large part of the anthelmintics are used …

Due to the intensification of dairy herds and the recognition of subclinical infections with a
negative impact on production as disease, control of gastrointestinal (GI) nematodes in adult …

Gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs) of livestock have a direct life cycle and infection takes
place during pasture grazing. In temperate areas with cold winters, cattle deposit parasite …

Our primary objective was to determine the relationships between Fasciola-specific antibody
levels in bulk-tank milk and measures of productivity to estimate economic losses that are …

Fasciola hepatica, Ostertagia ostertagi and Dictyocaulus viviparus are helminth parasites
with a wide distribution and an important economic impact in cattle in temperate climates …

Abomasa, blood samples and faecal samples for examination of nematode infections were
collected from 125 dairy cows during the period November 1997–October 1998. Of these, 12 …

Parasitic nematodes (roundworms) of livestock have major economic impact globally. In
spite of the diseases caused by these nematodes and some advances in the design of new …

Background This study was carried out to investigate the prevalence and analyze the
molecular characteristics based on the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) 2 region of the …