Publication: Periparturient increase in faecal egg counts in a captive population of mohor gazelle (Gazella dama mhorr)
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Date
2004-01-10
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Ruiz de Ybáñez Carnero, María del Rocío ; Goyena, Marina ; Abaigar, Teresa ; Garijo, M. Magdalena ; Martínez Carrasco-Pleite, Carlos ; Espeso, Gerardo ; Cano, Mar ; Ortiz, Juana
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Wiley
British Veterinary Association
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https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.154.2.49
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This document is the Published, version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Veterinary Record. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.154.2.49
Abstract
The objective of this study was to assess whether there was a periparturient rise in the faecal egg output of a population of North African gazelles (Gazeia dama mhorr) kept in captivity in Almeria, southern Spain. In one experiment faeces were collected from 47 female gazelles on three days in winter, in November and December 1995 and January 1996; in a second experiment faecal samples were collected from nine pregnant gazelles at weekly intervals from July 1996 to June 1997. The mean trichostrongylid faecal egg
counts were significantly higher (P<0-05) in the periparturient gazelles than in the pregnant and nonpregnant animals only when the births took place in winter. Other factors, including the gazelle's age, its level of inbreeding, the number of previous births, and its trichostrongylid egg output at the beginning of the study did not affect whether it showed a periparturient rise. The parasites responsible for the rise were different in the two experiments.
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