Summary
Forty-five indigenous goats (one to two years old) and 45 indigenous sheep (six to eight months old) were exposed to natural tick and gastro-intestinal parasite challenge. All animals were born and reared in a pastoral husbandry system. Throughout the study they were housed at night under improved hygienic conditions and grazed during daytime with the flock from which they originated.
Improvement of hygienic conditions reduced mortality. Control of intestinal parasites increased liveweight gain (LWG) in both species and reduced mortality most noticeably in sheep. Regular tick control had a negative influence on LWG in goats over one year old but a positive influence on LWG on young sheep. This, however, was of marginal economic benefit compared to a substantial benefit of helminth control.
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Quarante cinq chèvres locales (agées de un à deux ans) et quarante cinq moutons locaux ont été exposés à une infestation naturelle par les tiques et les parasites gatro-intestinaux. Tous les animaux étaient nés et élevés dans un système pastoral traditionnel. Durant toute l'étude ils ont été hébergés la nuit dans des conditions d'hygiène améliorées et conduits au pâturage le jour avec le troupeau dont ils étaient originaires. L'amélioration des conditions d'hygiène a réduit la mortalité. La lutte contre les parasites intestinaux a accru les gains de poids quotidiens dans les deux espèces et la réduction de mortalité a été la plus nette chez les moutons. Les traitements ixodicides réguliers ont eu un effet négatif sur les chèvres de plus d'un an, mais un effet positif sur les gains de poids des jeunes moutons. Ceci cependant était d'un intérêt économique marginal par rapport aux bienfaits des traitements anti-vermineux.
Resumen
Se expusieron a una descarga natural de garrapatas y parásitos gastrointestinales, 45 cabras criollas (uno o dos años de edad) y 45 ovejas criollas (seis a ocho meses de edad). Todos los animales nacieron y se criaron bajo un sistema pastoril. En la noche se mantuvieron bajo condiciones higiénicas mejoradas y durante el día pastorearon con el rebaño original.
El mejoramiento de las condiciones higiénicas redujo la mortalidad. El control de parásitos gastrointestinales incrementó el peso corporal (PC) en ambas especies y redujo la mortalidad en ovejas. El control regular de garrapatas en cabras, tuvo una influencia negativa sobre el PC de animales por encima de un año, y un efecto positivo sobre la misma variable en ovejas jovenes. Esto, sin embargo, tuvo un beneficio marginal económico, en relación con el obtenido a través del control de los parásitos internos.
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Muenstermann, S., Tome, N.R. Influence of regular tick and helminth control on productivity of small ruminants in the Lolgorien area, Narok district, Kenya. Trop Anim Health Prod 21, 247–255 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02261103
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