The Goat as a Risk Factor for Parasitic Infections in Ovine Flocks
Small ruminants in northwestern Spain are frequently managed in mixed flocks. Sheep–goat joint management has not been considered a risk factor for parasite infection, so the main objective of this study was to establish if mixed management with goats supposes a risk factor for parasitic infections...
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| author | David García-Dios Rosario Panadero Pablo Díaz Miguel Viña Susana Remesar Alberto Prieto Gonzalo López-Lorenzo Néstor Martínez-Calabuig Pablo Díez-Baños Patrocinio Morrondo Ceferino M. López |
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| description | Small ruminants in northwestern Spain are frequently managed in mixed flocks. Sheep–goat joint management has not been considered a risk factor for parasite infection, so the main objective of this study was to establish if mixed management with goats supposes a risk factor for parasitic infections in ovine flocks. Two thousand and ninety-three sheep were sampled from 74 commercial meat ovine flocks for diagnostic of the main parasites. Goat contact was a risk factor for sheep to be infected by protostrongylids, <i>Dictyocaulus filaria</i>, gastrointestinal nematodes and <i>Eimeria</i> spp. In contrast, <i>Moniezia</i>, <i>Fasciola hepatica</i>, <i>Dicrocoelium dendriticum</i> and Paramphistomidae prevalences were not influenced. Sheep–goat mixed management can be considered as a risk factor, since goats would act as a source of pasture contamination for interspecific parasites (protostrongylids, <i>Dictyocaulus filaria</i> and gastrointestinal nematodes). In relation to host-specific parasites, such as <i>Eimeria</i> spp., goats cannot be considered as a source for sheep, but competition for food and spaces between both small ungulates can suppose a reduced grazing area to sheep, provoking high environmental contamination and stress that facilitate their infection. Future epidemiological studies for parasitic infections in small ruminants should consider sheep–goat mixed management as a possible risk factor to be included in multivariate analyses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ccaf46d529724315a79563ae91afd18f2023-11-22T03:01:59ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152021-07-01117207710.3390/ani11072077The Goat as a Risk Factor for Parasitic Infections in Ovine FlocksDavid García-Dios0Rosario Panadero1Pablo Díaz2Miguel Viña3Susana Remesar4Alberto Prieto5Gonzalo López-Lorenzo6Néstor Martínez-Calabuig7Pablo Díez-Baños8Patrocinio Morrondo9Ceferino M. López10INVESAGA Group, Departamento de Patoloxía Animal, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Avda. Carballo Calero s/n, 27002 Lugo, SpainINVESAGA Group, Departamento de Patoloxía Animal, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Avda. Carballo Calero s/n, 27002 Lugo, SpainINVESAGA Group, Departamento de Patoloxía Animal, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Avda. Carballo Calero s/n, 27002 Lugo, SpainINVESAGA Group, Departamento de Patoloxía Animal, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Avda. Carballo Calero s/n, 27002 Lugo, SpainINVESAGA Group, Departamento de Patoloxía Animal, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Avda. Carballo Calero s/n, 27002 Lugo, SpainINVESAGA Group, Departamento de Patoloxía Animal, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Avda. Carballo Calero s/n, 27002 Lugo, SpainINVESAGA Group, Departamento de Patoloxía Animal, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Avda. Carballo Calero s/n, 27002 Lugo, SpainINVESAGA Group, Departamento de Patoloxía Animal, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Avda. Carballo Calero s/n, 27002 Lugo, SpainINVESAGA Group, Departamento de Patoloxía Animal, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Avda. Carballo Calero s/n, 27002 Lugo, SpainINVESAGA Group, Departamento de Patoloxía Animal, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Avda. Carballo Calero s/n, 27002 Lugo, SpainINVESAGA Group, Departamento de Patoloxía Animal, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Avda. Carballo Calero s/n, 27002 Lugo, SpainSmall ruminants in northwestern Spain are frequently managed in mixed flocks. Sheep–goat joint management has not been considered a risk factor for parasite infection, so the main objective of this study was to establish if mixed management with goats supposes a risk factor for parasitic infections in ovine flocks. Two thousand and ninety-three sheep were sampled from 74 commercial meat ovine flocks for diagnostic of the main parasites. Goat contact was a risk factor for sheep to be infected by protostrongylids, <i>Dictyocaulus filaria</i>, gastrointestinal nematodes and <i>Eimeria</i> spp. In contrast, <i>Moniezia</i>, <i>Fasciola hepatica</i>, <i>Dicrocoelium dendriticum</i> and Paramphistomidae prevalences were not influenced. Sheep–goat mixed management can be considered as a risk factor, since goats would act as a source of pasture contamination for interspecific parasites (protostrongylids, <i>Dictyocaulus filaria</i> and gastrointestinal nematodes). In relation to host-specific parasites, such as <i>Eimeria</i> spp., goats cannot be considered as a source for sheep, but competition for food and spaces between both small ungulates can suppose a reduced grazing area to sheep, provoking high environmental contamination and stress that facilitate their infection. Future epidemiological studies for parasitic infections in small ruminants should consider sheep–goat mixed management as a possible risk factor to be included in multivariate analyses.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/7/2077sheepgoatmixed managementrisk factorparasitic infection |
| spellingShingle | David García-Dios Rosario Panadero Pablo Díaz Miguel Viña Susana Remesar Alberto Prieto Gonzalo López-Lorenzo Néstor Martínez-Calabuig Pablo Díez-Baños Patrocinio Morrondo Ceferino M. López The Goat as a Risk Factor for Parasitic Infections in Ovine Flocks Animals sheep goat mixed management risk factor parasitic infection |
| title | The Goat as a Risk Factor for Parasitic Infections in Ovine Flocks |
| title_full | The Goat as a Risk Factor for Parasitic Infections in Ovine Flocks |
| title_fullStr | The Goat as a Risk Factor for Parasitic Infections in Ovine Flocks |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Goat as a Risk Factor for Parasitic Infections in Ovine Flocks |
| title_short | The Goat as a Risk Factor for Parasitic Infections in Ovine Flocks |
| title_sort | goat as a risk factor for parasitic infections in ovine flocks |
| topic | sheep goat mixed management risk factor parasitic infection |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/7/2077 |
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