High frequency of benzimidazole resistance alleles in trichostrongyloids from Austrian sheep flocks in an alpine transhumance management system

Autor: Barbara Hinney, Julia Schoiswohl, Lynsey Melville, Vahel J. Ameen, Walpurga Wille-Piazzai, Karl Bauer, Anja Joachim, Jürgen Krücken, Philip J. Skuce, Reinhild Krametter-Frötscher
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: BMC Veterinary Research, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1746-6148
DOI: 10.1186/s12917-020-02353-z
Popis: Abstract Background Infections of small ruminants with trichostrongyloid nematodes often result in reduced productivity and may be detrimental to the host. Anthelmintic resistance (AR) against most anthelmintic drug classes is now widespread amongst the trichostrongyloids. Baseline establishment, followed by regular monitoring of the level of AR, is necessary for farmers and veterinarians to make informed decisions about parasite management. The detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) is a sensitive method to detect AR against benzimidazoles (BZs), one of the most widely used anthelmintic classes. Alpine transhumance constitutes a special type of pasturing of sheep from many different farms, the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of benzimidazole resistance alleles in this particular management system. Results Sixteen sheep flocks in Styria and Salzburg in Austria were examined by pyrosequencing for SNPs at codons 167, 198 and 200 of the isotype-1 β-tubulin gene. The frequency of the resistance-associated exchange F200Y was 87–100% for H. contortus, 77–100% for T. colubriformis and
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