A survey of sheep and/or cattle farmers in the UK shows confusion over the diagnosis and control of rumen fluke and liver fluke
A survey of sheep and/or cattle farmers in the UK shows confusion over the diagnosis and control of rumen fluke and liver fluke
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DOI：
10.1016/j.vetpar.2022.109812
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发表时间：
2022-10-18
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Hodgkinson, Jane E.
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作者：
Hoyle, Rebecca C.;Vineer, Hannah Rose;Hodgkinson, Jane E.
多布奈氏瘤胃吸虫（Calcophoron daubneyi）是欧洲牲畜的一种新的寄生虫感染。尽管发病率增加，但对英国农民对瘤胃吸虫的认识水平或目前的控制措施知之甚少。肝片吸虫（肝吸虫）是英国牛羊常见的寄生虫感染。与这些寄生虫的合并感染可以存在于绵羊和牛中，但唯一报道的对瘤胃吸虫有效的药物是羟氯扎胺。在2019年12月至2020年3月期间，451名羊和/或牛养殖户完成了一份在线问卷，了解了他们对肝吸虫和瘤胃吸虫的认识和目前的控制手段。大多数受访者（70%）都知道瘤胃吸虫，14%的记录其存在于他们的农场和18%以前治疗过瘤胃吸虫。几乎所有的受访者（99%）都知道肝吸虫，更多的受访者报告了其在农场的存在（67%），其中88%以前曾治疗过肝吸虫。知道瘤胃吸虫的受访者表示他们担心寄生虫（81%），尽管瘤胃吸虫比肝吸虫更少关注（p < 0.05）。在报告其农场存在瘤胃吸虫的受访者中，42%的人引用了不正确的诊断方法，包括传统上用于检测肝吸虫的方法。应答者更可能每年治疗肝吸虫，而不是瘤胃吸虫（p < 0.05）。最常用的治疗肝吸虫感染的药物是三氯苯达唑（53%的绵羊治疗，34%的牛治疗），只有少数农民用有效的产品治疗瘤胃吸虫（羟氯扎胺; 42%的牛治疗，35%的绵羊治疗）。一小部分农民表示，他们使用非杀吸虫药物治疗绵羊肝吸虫感染（1.6%的绵羊治疗）。这些结果表明，羊和牛的肝吸虫和瘤胃吸虫的广泛认识，但揭示了农民对他们的诊断和治疗的困惑，突出了需要提供最佳实践的建议，畜牧业控制这两种寄生虫。
Calicophoron daubneyi (rumen fluke) is an emerging parasitic infection of livestock across Europe. Despite increasing in prevalence, little is known about the level of awareness of rumen fluke or current control practices used by UK farmers. Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke) is a common parasitic infection of cattle and sheep in the UK. Co-infections with these parasites can present in sheep and cattle, but the only drug with reported efficacy against rumen fluke is oxyclozanide. Between December 2019 and March 2020, 451 sheep and/or cattle farmers completed an online questionnaire, capturing their awareness and current means of control for liver fluke and rumen fluke. Most respondents (70%) were aware of rumen fluke, with 14% recording its presence on their farms and 18% having previously treated for rumen fluke. Almost all respondents (99%) were aware of liver fluke and higher numbers of respondents reported its presence on farm (67%) with 88% having previously treated for liver fluke. Respondents who were aware of rumen fluke said they were concerned about the parasite (81%), although rumen fluke was less of a concern than liver fluke (p < 0.05). Of respondents who reported rumen fluke presence on their farm, 42% cited incorrect diagnostic methods, including those traditionally used to detect liver fluke. Respondents were more likely to treat annually for liver fluke, as opposed to rumen fluke (p < 0.05). The most frequently used drug for the treatment of liver fluke infection was triclabendazole (53% sheep treatments, 34% cattle treatments) and only a minority of farmers treated with a product effective against rumen fluke (oxyclozanide; 42% cattle treatments, 35% sheep treatments). A small proportion of farmers stated that they used a non-flukicide drug to treat sheep for liver fluke infection (1.6% sheep treatments). These results demonstrate a broad awareness of liver and rumen fluke in sheep and cattle, but reveal confusion amongst farmers about their diagnosis and treatment, highlighting the need to provide best practice advice to the livestock industry for the control of both parasites.