@article{4055,
  keywords = {Gastrointestinal nematodes, liver fluke, organic farming},
  author = {K Voigt and P Sieber and C Sauter-Louis and G Knubben-Schweizer and M Scheuerle},
  title = {Prevalence of pasture-associated metazoal endoparasites in Bavarian dairy goat herds and farmers’ approaches to parasite control},
  abstract = {The majority of dairy goat farms in Bavaria operate pasture-based systems. Endoparasites are therefore a common problem affecting health and productivity of these herds. Pooled faecal samples from 7 commercial dairy goat farms in Bavaria were examined by modified McMaster, flotation, sedimentation and Baermann funnel techniques. In addition, a questionnaire was used to gather information on farmers’ perceptions and parasite management efforts. The average trichostrongyle faecal egg count across the 7 farms was 620 epg, with a median of 450 epg (1st quartile: 15 epg;  rd quartile: 90 epg; range:  lt;0 to 090 epg). Fasciola hepatica eggs were detected on four farms, Moniezia expansa eggs on one, Muellerius capillaris larvae on 1 and Dicrocoelium dendriticum eggs in none of the samples. Following coproculture third stage larvae of trichostrongyle species were identified morphologically. Sufficient larval numbers were obtained from samples from 2 farms. Haemonchus spp. was the most abundant larval genus and accounted for 0.4% of all larvae examined (n = 4868), followed by Trichostrongylus spp. (27.5%), Teladorsagia spp. (21.8%) and Oesophagostomum spp./Chabertia spp. (19.0%; these two genera were not differentiated). Further nematodes were identified according to their egg morphology: Nematodirus spp. were present on nine farms, Skrjabinema spp. on nine, Trichuris spp. on five and Strongyloides spp. were not detected in any of the samples. The questionnaire results indicated a widespread lack of farmer awareness of appropriate parasite management and treatment measures. Farmer and veterinary education is therefore important to avoid future resistance problems caused by under-dosing or inappropriate treatments.},
  year = {2016},
  journal = {Berliner und Münchener Tierärztliche Wochenschrift},
  volume = {129},
  edition = {7/8},
  pages = {323-332},
  month = {07/2016},
  publisher = {Berliner und Münchener Tierärztliche Wochenschrift},
  address = {Hannover},
  issn = {0005-9366},
  doi = {10.2376/0005-9366-15083},
  language = {English},
}