PATHOGENICITY OF DAILY INTAKES OF COOPERIA-ONCOPHORA LARVAE IN GROWING CALVES
PATHOGENICITY OF DAILY INTAKES OF COOPERIA-ONCOPHORA LARVAE IN GROWING CALVES
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DOI:
10.1016/0304-4017(79)90015-3
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发表时间:
1979-01-01
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
ANGUS, KW
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作者:
COOP, RL;SYKES, AR;ANGUS, KW
Groups of three 4 1/2 mo. old calves were offered a complete ruminant diet ad libitum and given, on 5 days each week for 20 wk, either 0, 5000, 10,000 or 20,000 C. oncophora larvae. All calves were killed 2 wk after receiving the last dose of larvae. Cooperia infection reduced liveweight gain by 13.5% but did not significantly affect voluntary dry matter intake or produce any obvious clinical signs. No relationship was evident between the rate of larval intake and worm burden or fecal egg count. A degree of acquired resistance developed in the majority of infected calves by 8-10 wk. At slaughter, early 4th stage larvae predominated in 4 calves and maximum worm recoveries from the intestine were only 1.5% of the total larval intake. The majority of Cooperia were located in the duodenum and anterior jejunum. Pathological changes were restricted to areas surrounding the worms and consisted only of compression and distortion of villi in contact with parasites. Slight hypoalbuminemia occurred between 7-13 wk post inoculation in the group which received 20,000 larvae/day. There were no significant effects on serum total protein, globulin, urea, Ca, Mg or Ph concentrations, or skeletal composition.