Sheep management and cryptosporidiosis in central Mexico
| Autor: | Valente Velázquez-Ordoñez, J. Saltijeral-Oaxaca, Nazario Pescador-Salas, María Uxúa Alonso-Fresán, Juan Carlos Vázquez-Chagoyán |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Veterinary medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Sheep business.industry animal diseases Prevalence Cryptosporidiosis Sheep Diseases Disease control Feces Animal management Food Animals Statistical significance Environmental health Grazing Epidemiology medicine Animals Animal Science and Zoology Animal Husbandry business Mexico Management practices |
| Zdroj: | Tropical Animal Health and Production. 41:431-436 |
| ISSN: | 1573-7438 0049-4747 |
| Popis: | To establish the association between sheep farm management practices and cryptosporidiosis in Central Mexico, 37 farms were invited and questionnaires answered by owners. Faeces samples were taken from lambs under 3 months old and ewes in the farms. Parasites were identified by modified Ziehl-Neelsen stain. Questionnaire included: general farm information, facilities characteristics, facilities cleaning measures, water use and farm and animal management practices. Farms were grouped in a low ( Pound 3,37%), medium (3.38-49.9%) and high basis ((3)50%) according to prevalence. Associations (OR) were calculated according to positivity, compared by chi-square test. A general prevalence of 34,33% was found. Five variables showed statistical significance (p0.05). Associations found were: use of bed, grazing place, and bottle cleaning. The only association found between management practices and cryptosporidiosis that could represent a risk was the grazing place. This report is the first one in the country regarding predisposing conditions for cryptosporidiosis. |
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