Advancing chicken helminthology for sustainable worm control

蠕虫感染是散养鸡生产系统中的一个严重疾病问题，该系统目前在澳大利亚的鸡蛋生产中占据主导地位。该项目旨在通过开发供家禽研究人员、顾问和农民使用的新工具来改善对鸡的蠕虫感染的控制。该项目希望开发基于实验室的驱虫药耐药性测试、确定的线虫株的维护和感染诊断的新方法。它还将决定现场大规模治疗的有效性和驱虫药耐药性的流行情况。这些工具和信息的使用将改善蠕虫控制，从而改善澳大利亚和世界各地散养鸡的生产力和福利。

Worm infections are a serious disease problem in free-range chicken production systems which now dominate egg production in Australia. This project aims to improve the control of worm infections of chickens by developing new tools for poultry researchers, advisors and farmers to use for this purpose. The project expects to develop novel methods for laboratory-based anthelmintic drug resistance testing, maintenance of defined worm strains and diagnosis of infection. It will also determine the effectiveness of mass treatment in the field and the prevalence of anthelmintic resistance. Use of these tools and information will improve worm control and thus the productivity and welfare of free-range chickens in Australia and worldwide.