Effects of three anthelmintic regimes on milk yield of ewes and growth of lambs.

Forty ewes were allocated into one of four groups (n = 10) and were treated with albendazole (ALB) (3.8 mg kg(-1)) before lambing (group A), with ALB before and after lambing (group B), with moxidectin (MXD) (0.2 mg kg(-1)) before lambing (group C) or were untreated controls (group D).

Treatment of small lungworm infestation in sheep by using moxidectin.

The use of moxidectin (MXD) in the treatment of small lungworm infestation (Cystocaulus ocreatus, Muellerius capillaris, Neostrongylus linearis and Protostronglylus rufescens) in sheep, was evaluated. Twenty-one sheep naturally infested with small lungworms, were divided into three groups (n = 7) and treated as follows: group A with moxidectin 1% injectable solution at a dose rate of 0.2mgkg(-1) bodyweight, group B with moxidectin 0.

Hydatidosis-echinococcosis in Greece.

Hydatidosis/echinococcosis (Echinococcus granulosus infection) is considered to be a serious problem for both public health and the livestock economy in Greece. The present paper reviews and summarizes all data available on this disease since 1970. The disease was widely prevalent long before the 1970s.

Trichinellosis in Greece: a review.

Trichinellosis which constitutes a public health problem in many countries seems to be of no importance on both pig industry and public health in Greece, where in spite of a law requiring mandatory use of trichinoscopy during meat inspection, muscle larvae have not been found in slaughtered pigs since 1957 in Thessaloniki and 1967 in Athens. Since its first recovery in 1946 and up to 1952, human trichinellosis has been found or suspected in 22 persons in the area of Athens and Thessaloniki. Moreover, in 1968, T.

Drought and flock isolation may enhance the development of anthelmintic resistance in nematodes.

A survey of anthelmintic resistant nematodes was conducted in sheep and goat flocks in Greece using in vivo and in vitro tests. Faecal egg count reduction tests in Macedonia were all greater than 99% indicating very high sensitivity of the nematodes to anthelmintics. In vitro tests showed benzimidazole resistant Teladorsagia circumcincta in 17 out of 106 flocks on small islands.

Factors affecting the frequency of ear canal and face infestation by Otodectes cynotis in the cat.

Otodectes cynotis is responsible for at least 50% of canker cases diagnosed in cats world-wide. The role of Demodex cati in the pathogenesis of otitis and acne is still obscure. The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of O.

The effect of transportation and confinement stress on egg production by Dicrocoelium dendriticum in sheep.

The effect of transportation and confinement stress on Dicrocoelium dendriticum egg production was investigated. Sheep passing a minimum of 200 eggs g-1 of faeces were selected from a naturally infected flock. A group of six ewes (group A) was transferred to the laboratory premises and kept indoors for 28 days, while another group (B) of six ewes remained on pasture and was used as a control.

Efficacy of moxidectin against sarcoptic mange and effects on milk yield of ewes and growth of lambs.

Forty-eight dairy ewes and 45 lambs naturally infested with sarcoptic mange, were divided into three equal groups and treated with moxidectin 1% inj. sol. at a dose rate of 0.

The prevalence of bovine hypodermosis in Greece.

Hypodermosis is a common parasitic disease of great importance on cattle production and breeding worldwide. In Greece, no reliable data are available regarding the extent of this infection and therefore, as expected, no national or regional control programme is being applied. In order to cover this lack of information, a total of 4200 cattle blood sera were collected from different parts of the country and tested for hypodermosis using the ELISA method.

The prevalence of goat hypodermosis in Greece.

Goat hypodermosis caused by Przhevalskiana silenus is common in Greece causing quite serious losses on animal production and breeding, but no data regarding the prevalence of this parasitic disease were available within the last 17 years. Towards this end, at the slaughter house of the area of Thessaloniki, the number of affected hides due to skin penetration by P. silenus larvae was recorded and the prevalence was assessed to be 54.

Human and canine dirofilariasis in Greece.

Human dirofilariasis is a disease which is considered to be rare in Greece, less than 20 cases having been reported prior to 1990. The clinical manifestations were usually subcutaneous nodules, and in only two cases there was ocular dirofilariasis. Eight new cases were recognized in humans during the last six years in Athens, two of which with ophthalmic involvement.

Helminths of foxes and other wild carnivores from rural areas in Greece.

Twenty species of helminth parasites were identified from fox, wolf, jackal and wild cat material collected in Greece. Of the 314 foxes (Vulpes vulpes) examined, 18 helminth species were recovered comprising one trematode, eight cestodes, seven nematodes and two acanthocephalans, with the cestode species Mesocestoides sp. (73.

Seasonal activity of ixodid ticks on goats in northern Greece.

Ixodid ticks were collected at monthly intervals for 20 consecutive months from 25 goats of the local breed selected at random from a flock grazing permanently around a village in northern Greece. Three species of ixodid ticks were recovered, Ixodes gibbosus, Rhipicephalus bursa and Dermacentor marginatus. I gibbosus was the most abundant and prevalent species.

Flea species from dogs and cats in northern Greece: environmental and clinical implications.

Fleas were identified after being collected from 129 dogs and 38 cats of random breed, sex and age. All these animals, infested with fleas and admitted to the Clinic of Medicine of the Veterinary Faculty in Thessaloniki for routine procedures, were from different habitats and originated from various parts of northern Greece. Ctenocephalides canis was the most common species found on the dogs (71.

Hydatidosis of food animals in Greece: prevalence of cysts containing viable protoscoleces.

The viability rate of hydatid cysts was investigated in animals slaughtered in the abattoir of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. Two hundred sheep (100% infection rate), 106 cattle (56.6% infected), 203 pigs (9.

4-Deoxypyridoxine inhibits chronic granuloma formation induced by potassium permanganate in vivo.

4-Deoxypyridoxine (4-DPD) is a potent antagonist of Vitamin B6 coenzyme which inhibits IL-1, lymphocyte proliferation and has demonstrated that tolerance to skin grafts can be induced by administering splenic cells to pyridoxine-deficient mice. Chronic inflammation induced by dorsal injections of 200 microliters of a 1:40 saturated crystal solution of potassium permanganate (KMnO4) in mice treated or untreated with 4-DPD (400 micrograms/dose), has been investigated. After 7 days all mice developed a subcutaneous granulomatous tissue indicative of a chronic inflammatory response, at the site of injection.

Pathophysiological studies on Dicrocoelium dendriticum infection in sheep.

Red cell kinetics and plasma protein metabolism were investigated in two experiments using 20 adult sheep naturally infected with Dicrocoelium dendriticum, but free of other liver and gastrointestinal helminths. In the first experiment, where groups of animals with low to high Dicrocoelium burdens were injected with 51Cr-labelled red cells and 125I-labelled albumin, the results indicated that there were no significant differences in the turnover rate of labelled red cells or albumin between any of the groups. In the second experiment, two groups of sheep with low and high worm burdens were studied using the same radioisotope tracers; in addition, 59Fe-citrate was used to assess red cell iron incorporation rates in the two groups.

Latex agglutination test for detecting Trichinella spiralis infections in pigs using muscle extract.

The latex agglutination (LA) test, using muscle-juice samples of pigs experimentally infected with Trichinella spiralis and slaughtered 95 days post-infection (p.i.), gave visible results in 3 min; even in a pig receiving an infection dose as low as 10 larvae.

Standardized nomenclature of animal parasitic diseases (SNOAPAD).

An expert committee, appointed by the Executive Committee of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (W.A.A.

The comparative efficacy of oxfendazole administered as bolus and suspension to naturally infected sheep in Greece.

In a flock of 20 ewes naturally infected with those parasites of sheep most common in Greece, and kept indoors during the whole trial, oxfendazole at the dose rate of approximately 2.9 and 2.8 mg/kg body-weight was tested as a 4 g bolus containing 112 mg active ingredient and a 2.