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- The study investigated how Cystoisospora felis infection affects the nutritional efficiency of gerbils by comparing weight gain and feed intake over four weeks between infected and control groups.
- Infected gerbils showed reduced nutritional efficiency starting in the first week of infection compared to controls.
- The findings are significant for understanding the impact of similar infections on farm animals' performance and health.
Article Abstract
The impact of Cystoisospora felis infection on the nutritional efficiency of gerbils was studied. The variables weight gain and feed intake were measured during four weeks in 28 laboratory gerbils, of which 14 were inoculated with 3.5 × 10(5) sporulated oocysts of C. felis and the remaining 14 were controls. The animals from both groups were weighted, killed, eviscerated and had their carcasses and tissues weighted and compared. A modern tool designed for measuring nutritional performance of farm animals was applied. The results showed compromised nutritional efficiency of the infected animals within the first week after infection. The consequences of these results are discussed here, including the potential impact of infection on farm animals performance.
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