A Case Study on: Effect of Anthelminthic on Production and Health Condition of a House Hold Holstein Friesian

Muhammad Rashid; Amir Bakhsh; Muhammad Adeel Hassan; Ejaz Hussain; Muhammad Amjad

doi:10.17582/journal.jap/2018/5.3.35.37

Case Report · Volume 5, Issue 3, Pages 35–37, 27 November 2018 · Open Access

A Case Study on: Effect of Anthelminthic on Production and Health Condition of a House Hold Holstein Friesian

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Journal:: The Journal of Advances in Parasitology
DOI:: 10.17582/journal.jap/2018/5.3.35.37
Published:: 27 November 2018

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Abstract | Gastrointestinal nematodes are characterized by reduced production and anemia leading to the death of animals.
The history of animal reveals decrease production, diarrhea and weight loss with anorexia.
The anthelmintic efficacy was 93.33% at day 14, while increment of milk production and live weight gain were 0.75kg and 10.00kg in infected animal on 28 days compared with day 0.
Keywords | Anthelmintic efficacy, Holstein Friesian, Milk production, Weight gain, Body condition score.

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Muhammad Rashid1*, Amir Bakhsh2, Muhammad Adeel Hassan1, Ejaz Hussain3, Muhammad Amjad4

1State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Animal Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xujiaping 1, Lanzhou, Gansu 730046, People’s Republic of China.; 2Department of Livestock and Dairy Development Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan; 3Divisional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory Dera Ghazi Khan, Department of Livestock and Dairy Development, Punjab, Pakistan; 4Department of Wildlife and Parks, Government of Punjab, Pakistan.

Abstract | Gastrointestinal nematodes are characterized by reduced production and anemia leading to the death of animals. This study was performed at field condition in a village of District Dera Ghazi Khan in July 2016. The history of animal reveals decrease production, diarrhea and weight loss with anorexia. Fecal sample was taken directly from rectum of diseased and normal animals and preserved at 4oC until further process. Direct smear and McMaster techniques were performed on the samplesfor identification of worm load in both animals. At day 0, the eggs per gram (EPG) was 200 and 750, respectively in normal and infected animals, while milk production was 9.50kg and 7.75kg and live weight was 580 and 505kg respectively. The anthelmintic efficacy was 93.33% at day 14, while increment of milk production and live weight gain were 0.75kg and 10.00kg in infected animal on 28 days compared with day 0. On statistical analysis, EPG reduction was highly significant (<0.05), increase in milk production, weight gain and body condition score were not significant (>0.05).

Keywords | Anthelmintic efficacy, Holstein Friesian, Milk production, Weight gain, Body condition score

Acknowledgements

We are thankful to the staff of Civil Veterinary Hospital Kot Chutta and Disease Diagnostic Laboratory Dera Ghazi Khan to help the consultant during this study period.

Conflict of interest

All the authors equally contribute for this study. There is no conflict of interest.

Authors Contribution

Muhammad Rashid organises and wrote this case report. Amir Bakhsh handles this case and collected data. Muhammad Adeel Hassan and Ejaz Hussain helped for paper writing while Muhammad Amjad helped for statistical analysis and revision report.

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[1] • Hosking B, Stein P, Mosimann D, Seewald W, Strehlau G, Kaminsky R (2008). Dose determination studies for monepantel, an amino-acetonitrile derivative, against fourth stage gastro-intestinal nematode larvae infecting sheep. Vet. Parasitol. 157: 72-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.07.014[CrossRef]

[2] • Khan MN, Sajid MS, Khan MK, Iqbal Z, Hussain A (2010). Gastrointestinal helminthiasis: prevalence and associated determinants in domestic ruminants of district Toba Tek Singh, Punjab, Pakistan. Parasitol. Res. 107: 787-794. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-010-1294-8[CrossRef]

[3] • Nødtvedt A, Dohoo I, Sanchez J, Conboy G, Des Côteaux L, Keefe G (2002). Increase in milk yield following eprinomectin treatment at calving in pastured dairy cattle. Vet. Parasitol. 105: 191-206. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-4017(02)00024-9[CrossRef]

[4] • Ramos F, Portella LP, de Souza Rodrigues F, Reginato CZ, Pötter L, Cezar AS, Sangioni LA, Vogel FSF (2016). Anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes of beef cattle in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Int. J. Parasitol. Drugs Drug Resist. 6: 93-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpddr.2016.02.002[CrossRef]

[5] • Rashid M, Haroon A, Rashid MI, Khalid S, Liaquat A, Saghir A, Wasim S, Saher I, Shahid F (2018). Economic significance of tropical theileriosis on a holstein friesian dairy farm in pakistan. J. Parasitol. https://doi.org/10.1645/16-179[CrossRef]

[6] • Regassa F, Sori T, Dhuguma R, Kiros Y (2006). Epidemiology of gastrointestinal parasites of ruminants in Western Oromia, Ethiopia. Int. J. Appl. Res. Vet. Med. 4: 51.

[7] • Saqib Ali M, Saeed K, Rashid Mi, Ijaz M, Akbar H, Rashid M, Ashraf K (2017). Anthelmintic drugs: their efficacy and cost-effectiveness in different parity cattle. J. Parasitol.

[8] • Soulsby EJL (1982). Helminths, arthropods and protozoa of domesticated animals. Bailliere Tindall.

[9] • Williams J, Broussard S (1995). Comparative efficacy of levamisole, thiabendazole and fenbendazole against cattle gastrointestinal nematodes. Vet. Parasitol. 58: 83-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-4017(94)00701-D[CrossRef]

[10] • Yadav A, Khajuria J, Raina A (2004). Gastrointestinal parasitic infestation profile of bovines at RS Pura. J. Vet. Parasitol. 18: 167-169.