Concurrent gastrointestinal nematodes and psoroptic mange infestation in sheep : clinical investigation, some biochemical alteration and treatment [electronic resource].
Language: English Description: P.177-187Uniform titles:- Veterinary medical journal, 2003 v.51 (2) [electronic resource].
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Four hundred aud eighteen native breed of sheep aged 6-18 months were reared in a private farm belongs to Wady El-Moallak, lsmaillia governorate, Egypt, were examined for the presence of internal parasites and mange. Faecal samples and skin scrapings were collected from diseased animals for parasitological examination and serum for biochemical analysis. Faecal examination revealed that, 121 out of 418 sheep were naturally infested with gastrointestinal nematodes, indicating that the prevalence rate in the examined flock was 28.9%. The most prevalent nematodes recovered by larval cultural were Trichostrongylus spp, (33.9%), Haemonchus spp. (30.6%), Oestertagia spp. (18.2%) and Nematodiurus 'pp. (17.4%).
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