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Susceptibility of trypanotolerant West African Dwarf goats and F1 crosses with the susceptible Sahelian breed to experimental Trypanosoma congolense infection and interactions with helminth infections and different levels of diet
Faye, D.; Osaer, S.; Goossens, B. et al.
2002In Veterinary Parasitology, 108 (2), p. 117-136
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Keywords :
goat; breed influence; Trypanosoma congolense; nutrition; helminth; WAD; Sahelian; genetic resistance
Abstract :
[en] dForty pure West African Dwarf (WAD) goats and 35 of its F1 crosses with the Sahelian breed were used in a multifactorial experimental design to evaluate the effects of an experimental Trypanosoma congolense infection and interactions with natural helminth infections and different levels of diet on health and productivity of these two breeds. Trypanosome infection caused a severe drop in packed cell volume (PCV), but this was not significantly affected by breed. Neither deworming nor diet had any effect on the course of anaemia after trypanosome infection. The mean score of parasitaemia tended to be higher in crossbreeds than in WAD goats although this was not significant (P > 0.05). Similarly, the antibody response to trypanosome infection was not significantly different between breeds. Parasitaemia level was significantly influenced by the level of diet with the group under high supplementation having a higher mean parasitaemia score than the group under low supplementation. Weight loss due to trypanosome infection tended to be greater in crossbreeds than in WAD goats (P > 0.05). During this study, there was no difference in mean helminth egg output between crossbred and WAD goats. However, between weeks 4 and 10 after trypanosome infection (corresponding to a period of heavy rainfall and highly infective pastures), the mean egg output was higher in the crossbreeds. The immunosuppressive effect of trypanosome infections was revealed by a lower antibody response to Haemonchus contortus in infected animals compared to the uninfected controls.Trypanosome infection tended to increase strongyle egg output. This study did no reveal any superior trypanotolerance of WAD goats compared to crossbreeds. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Disciplines :
Phytobiology (plant sciences, forestry, mycology...)
Entomology & pest control
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Faye, D.
Osaer, S.
Goossens, B.
Van Winghem, J.
Dorny, P.
Lejon, V.
Losson, Bertrand ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires > Parasitologie et pathologie des maladies parasitaires
Geerts, S.
Language :
English
Title :
Susceptibility of trypanotolerant West African Dwarf goats and F1 crosses with the susceptible Sahelian breed to experimental Trypanosoma congolense infection and interactions with helminth infections and different levels of diet
Publication date :
10 September 2002
Journal title :
Veterinary Parasitology
ISSN :
0304-4017
eISSN :
1873-2550
Publisher :
Elsevier Science Bv, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Volume :
108
Issue :
2
Pages :
117-136
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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