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| Title : |
Effect of anthelmintic treatment on bodyweight change in goats. |
| Material Type: |
printed text |
| Authors: |
Oli, K.P., Author ; D. R. Ratala, Author ; Basnet, T.B, Author |
| Publisher: |
Khumaltar : FSRDD |
| Publication Date: |
1989 |
| Pagination: |
203-311 p. |
| Keywords: |
Farming Systems; Agriculture |
| Abstract: |
The effect of anthelmintic treatment ("drenching") on bodyweight change in goats in the Midhills of Nepal was investigated. Sixty-four (64) goats determined by faecal examination to be infected with endoparasites were divided into two equal groups and either treated with one of three anthelmintics as per the species of parasite found (treatment group), or left untreated control group. All goats were weighed at one and two months post-treatment. During the trial 12 goats in the treatment group and 17 goats in the control group were sold by farmers indicating one of the problems with doing on-farm research with livestock. Average daily gain (ADG) the first 30 and 60 days in the treatment group was 64.0 (± 46.5) gms and 31.2 (± 31.3) gms, respectively, compared to 48.9 <± 51.8) gms and 45.3 (±_56.7) gms. for the control group over the same periods. The differences in ADG between treated and untreated goats was not significant for both Periods. Considering the minimal increase in bodyweight and the cost of anthelmintic (Rs 12 per goat) and the labor to administer it (Rs 1 per goat), drenching was estimated to result in a loss of Rs 8.1 per head. Results indicate that mass drenching of all goats in a region without clinical signs of infestation with adult parasites is not economically beneficial. |
| Link for e-copy: |
http://elibrary.narc.gov.np/?r=673 |
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Effect of anthelmintic treatment on bodyweight change in goats. [printed text] / Oli, K.P., Author ; D. R. Ratala, Author ; Basnet, T.B, Author . - Khumaltar : FSRDD, 1989 . - 203-311 p. | Keywords: |
Farming Systems; Agriculture |
| Abstract: |
The effect of anthelmintic treatment ("drenching") on bodyweight change in goats in the Midhills of Nepal was investigated. Sixty-four (64) goats determined by faecal examination to be infected with endoparasites were divided into two equal groups and either treated with one of three anthelmintics as per the species of parasite found (treatment group), or left untreated control group. All goats were weighed at one and two months post-treatment. During the trial 12 goats in the treatment group and 17 goats in the control group were sold by farmers indicating one of the problems with doing on-farm research with livestock. Average daily gain (ADG) the first 30 and 60 days in the treatment group was 64.0 (± 46.5) gms and 31.2 (± 31.3) gms, respectively, compared to 48.9 <± 51.8) gms and 45.3 (±_56.7) gms. for the control group over the same periods. The differences in ADG between treated and untreated goats was not significant for both Periods. Considering the minimal increase in bodyweight and the cost of anthelmintic (Rs 12 per goat) and the labor to administer it (Rs 1 per goat), drenching was estimated to result in a loss of Rs 8.1 per head. Results indicate that mass drenching of all goats in a region without clinical signs of infestation with adult parasites is not economically beneficial. |
| Link for e-copy: |
http://elibrary.narc.gov.np/?r=673 |
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