Epizootiology of helminth parasitism in a beef cow/calf herd in Minnesota

Bert E. Stromberg From the Departments of Veterinary Pathobiology (Stromberg, Schlotthauer) and Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Haggard), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, West Central Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN 56267 (Vatthauer, Hanke), and Hoechst-Roussel Agri-Vet Co, Rte 202-206 North, Somerville, NJ 08876 (Myers).

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John C. Schlotthauer From the Departments of Veterinary Pathobiology (Stromberg, Schlotthauer) and Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Haggard), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, West Central Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN 56267 (Vatthauer, Hanke), and Hoechst-Roussel Agri-Vet Co, Rte 202-206 North, Somerville, NJ 08876 (Myers).

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Dale L. Haggard From the Departments of Veterinary Pathobiology (Stromberg, Schlotthauer) and Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Haggard), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, West Central Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN 56267 (Vatthauer, Hanke), and Hoechst-Roussel Agri-Vet Co, Rte 202-206 North, Somerville, NJ 08876 (Myers).

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Richard J. Vatthauer From the Departments of Veterinary Pathobiology (Stromberg, Schlotthauer) and Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Haggard), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, West Central Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN 56267 (Vatthauer, Hanke), and Hoechst-Roussel Agri-Vet Co, Rte 202-206 North, Somerville, NJ 08876 (Myers).

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Harley Hanke From the Departments of Veterinary Pathobiology (Stromberg, Schlotthauer) and Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Haggard), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, West Central Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN 56267 (Vatthauer, Hanke), and Hoechst-Roussel Agri-Vet Co, Rte 202-206 North, Somerville, NJ 08876 (Myers).

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Gil H. Myers From the Departments of Veterinary Pathobiology (Stromberg, Schlotthauer) and Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Haggard), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, West Central Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN 56267 (Vatthauer, Hanke), and Hoechst-Roussel Agri-Vet Co, Rte 202-206 North, Somerville, NJ 08876 (Myers).

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SUMMARY

To test the effect of a parasite control program for cattle, 2 groups of similar composition were grazed on separate, but equivalent, improved pastures. Cattle in 1 group were treated with fenbendazole at 5.0 mg/kg of body weight at the time they were turned out on pasture in the spring and again at midsummer, when the cattle were moved to a new pasture. The control group was not treated. Parasite egg counts were significantly (P < 0.04) lower in the treated group. Trichostrongyle-type eggs were the most prevalent throughout the year, except in the month of May, when Strongyloides papillosus eggs were predominant. The number of worms recovered from tracer calves was lower for those on pastures where the treated group grazed than for those on the control group's pasture. The most consistently recovered parasite was Ostertagia ostertagi, and hypobiosis was observed.

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Cover American Journal of Veterinary Research
American Journal of Veterinary Research
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01 Oct 1991
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