02461nas a2200241   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260007600043653003100119653001600150653002000166100001200186700001300198700001900211700002400230700001600254245013500270250000800405300001200413490000800425520177200433022001402205       2016                            d  c07/2016bBerliner und Münchener Tierärztliche WochenschriftaHannover10aGastrointestinal nematodes10aliver fluke10aorganic farming1 aK Voigt1 aP Sieber1 aC Sauter-Louis1 aG Knubben-Schweizer1 aM Scheuerle00aPrevalence of pasture-associated metazoal endoparasites in Bavarian dairy goat herds and farmers’ approaches to parasite control  a7/8  a323-3320 v1293 aThe 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.  a0005-9366