Detection of anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal strongyles of cattle in Thrissur district, Kerala
Gastro intestinal parasite (GIP) infection is an economically important disease that affects cattle population worldwide and contributes to decreased productivity and profitability in the livestock sector. An important obstacle to the management of helminth infections in cattle is the failure of...
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| author | V. J. Merin Das M. N. Priya Asha Rajagopal Bindu Lakshmanan K. Syamala S. Sujith |
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| description | Gastro intestinal parasite (GIP) infection is an economically important disease that
affects cattle population worldwide and contributes to decreased productivity and profitability in
the livestock sector. An important obstacle to the management of helminth infections in cattle is
the failure of therapy owing to anthelmintic resistance. The present study is aimed to identify the
predominant gastrointestinal strongyles in cattle of Thrissur district, Kerala and to determine the
incidence of benzimidazole resistance against these gastrointestinal strongyles in organised cattle
farms and small holder farmers’ herd. Coproculture studies revealed that predominant strongyle
was Mecistocirrus spp. (29.75 per cent) followed by Haemonchus spp. (21.5 per cent) and
Oesophagostomum spp. (13 per cent). The in vivo method of benzimidazole resistance detection by
faecal egg count reduction test (FECRT) with albendazole was done in three organised cattle farms
and three small holder farmers’ herd. The per cent FEC reduction in three organised farms were
38, 55 and 85 per cent and that of small holder farmers’ herd ranged between 75 - 100. This study
forms the first report of anthelmintic resistance in cattle in south India and the results indicated that
benzimidazole resistance was highly progressed in organised cattle farms and in a progression
state in small holder farmers’ herd that necessitates the judicial utilisation of anthelmintics for the
parasite control. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eaf0db77efbf4b5aa3db03d84f9e3f2f2023-07-21T10:27:51ZengDirector of Academics and Research, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences UniversityJournal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences0971-07012582-06052023-06-01542492499810.51966/jvas.2023.54.2.492-498Detection of anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal strongyles of cattle in Thrissur district, KeralaV. J. Merin Das0M. N. Priya 1Asha Rajagopal2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7804-2126Bindu Lakshmanan 3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5138-5620K. Syamala4https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3791-6017S. Sujith5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5205-2986 MVSc Scholar, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences,Thrissur- 680 651, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, IndiaAssistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences,Thrissur- 680 651, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, IndiaAssociate Professor , Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences,Thrissur- 680 651, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India Professor and Head, Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences,Thrissur- 680 651, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences,Thrissur- 680 651, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, IndiaAssistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences,Thrissur- 680 651, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India Gastro intestinal parasite (GIP) infection is an economically important disease that affects cattle population worldwide and contributes to decreased productivity and profitability in the livestock sector. An important obstacle to the management of helminth infections in cattle is the failure of therapy owing to anthelmintic resistance. The present study is aimed to identify the predominant gastrointestinal strongyles in cattle of Thrissur district, Kerala and to determine the incidence of benzimidazole resistance against these gastrointestinal strongyles in organised cattle farms and small holder farmers’ herd. Coproculture studies revealed that predominant strongyle was Mecistocirrus spp. (29.75 per cent) followed by Haemonchus spp. (21.5 per cent) and Oesophagostomum spp. (13 per cent). The in vivo method of benzimidazole resistance detection by faecal egg count reduction test (FECRT) with albendazole was done in three organised cattle farms and three small holder farmers’ herd. The per cent FEC reduction in three organised farms were 38, 55 and 85 per cent and that of small holder farmers’ herd ranged between 75 - 100. This study forms the first report of anthelmintic resistance in cattle in south India and the results indicated that benzimidazole resistance was highly progressed in organised cattle farms and in a progression state in small holder farmers’ herd that necessitates the judicial utilisation of anthelmintics for the parasite control.https://jvas.in/public_html/upload/article_file/article_file_ry18em.pdf?t=ry18embenzimidazole resistancefecrtcoproculturecattle |
| spellingShingle | V. J. Merin Das M. N. Priya Asha Rajagopal Bindu Lakshmanan K. Syamala S. Sujith Detection of anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal strongyles of cattle in Thrissur district, Kerala Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences benzimidazole resistance fecrt coproculture cattle |
| title | Detection of anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal strongyles of cattle in Thrissur district, Kerala |
| title_full | Detection of anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal strongyles of cattle in Thrissur district, Kerala |
| title_fullStr | Detection of anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal strongyles of cattle in Thrissur district, Kerala |
| title_full_unstemmed | Detection of anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal strongyles of cattle in Thrissur district, Kerala |
| title_short | Detection of anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal strongyles of cattle in Thrissur district, Kerala |
| title_sort | detection of anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal strongyles of cattle in thrissur district kerala |
| topic | benzimidazole resistance fecrt coproculture cattle |
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