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Prevalence of parasite eggs and cysts in faeces from dairy cows in Colombia

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When 1, 711 bovine faecal samples from 113 farms in eight dairy areas of Colombia were examined for the presence of helminth eggsFasciola hepatica eggs were found in the faeces from 60% of the farms and samples from animals kept above 2,000 m. Strongyle eggs were found in faeces from 82% of the farms and in 18% of the samples.

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La recherche d’oeufs d’helminthes sur 1711 échantillons de fécès provenant de 113 fermes de 8 districts laitiers de Colombie a permis de noter la présence d’oeufs deFasciola hepatica dans 60 p. 100 des fermes et échantillons originaires d’animaux vivant à plus de 2,000 m. Des oeufs de strongles ont été notés dans les fécès provenant de 82 p. 100 des fermes et 18 p. 100 des échantillons.

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Se examinaron 1.711 muestras fecales provenientes de 113 fincas, localizadas en ocho zonas lecheras de Colombia. Se encontraron huevos deFasciola hapatica, en el 60% de fincas y muestras fecales de animales sobre los 2,000 m.s.n.m. Se encontraron tambien huevos de estrogilideos en heces del 82% de fincas y en el 18% de las muestras examinadas.

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  1. I. B. Griffiths

    Present address: Veterinary Investigation Centre, Madingley Road, CB3 0ER, Cambridge, UK

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  1. Programa de Enfermedades de la Reproduccion, Laboratorio de Investigaciones Medicas Veterinarias, ICA, LIMV, Apartado Aereo 29743, Bogota, Colombia

    D. G. Parra, O. G. Vizcaino & M. I. Gallego

  2. Proyecto Colombo Britanico, Colombo, Sri Landka

    I. B. Griffiths

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Griffiths, I.B., Parra, D.G., Vizcaino, O.G. et al. Prevalence of parasite eggs and cysts in faeces from dairy cows in Colombia. Trop Anim Health Prod 18, 155–157 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02359526

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