Comparison of diagnostic methods for assessment of Ostertagia ostertagi exposure in Norwegian dairy herds

Abstract Background The gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) Ostertagia ostertagi can cause severe disease in first season grazers (FSG) and impaired performance due to subclinical infections in adult cows. Diagnostic methods to assess exposure include faecal egg count and detection of specific antibodie...

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Main Authors: Tonje Opsal, Ingrid Toftaker, Lucy Robertson, Ian Woolsey, Lisbeth Hektoen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13028-023-00712-y