Parasitic infections in dairy cattle around Hanoi, northern Vietnam

In northern Vietnam, dairy cattle are mainly managed in small-scale farms, where animals are kept confined and feeding occurs by cut and carry methods. In the present study the occurrence of parasitic infections was examined in five provinces around Hanoi. A total of 201 farms were visited, and 334...

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Published in:	Veterinary parasitology Vol. 153; no. 3; pp. 384 - 388
Main Authors:	Geurden, T., Somers, R., Thanh, N.T.G., Vien, L.V., Nga, V.T., Giang, H.H., Dorny, P., Giao, H.K., Vercruysse, J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier B.V 31-05-2008 Amsterdam; New York: Elsevier
Subjects:	Anaplasma marginale animal parasitic nematodes Animals Antibodies, Helminth - analysis Babesia bigemina blood sampling Cattle cattle diseases Cattle Diseases - epidemiology Cattle Diseases - parasitology Cryptosporidium Dairy dairy cattle Dairying - methods disease prevalence epidemiological studies Fasciola Fascioliasis - epidemiology Fascioliasis - parasitology Fascioliasis - veterinary Feces - parasitology Female Giardia Giardia lamblia Haemonchus Hanoi Helminthiasis, Animal - epidemiology Helminthiasis, Animal - parasitology Milk - immunology milk analysis Nematoda nematode infections Nematode Infections - epidemiology Nematode Infections - parasitology Nematode Infections - veterinary Neospora caninum Paramphistomum Parasite Parasite Egg Count - veterinary Prevalence protozoal infections small farms Species Specificity Vietnam Vietnam - epidemiology Vietnam Parasite Dairy Vietnam Prevalence Hanoi
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Summary:	In northern Vietnam, dairy cattle are mainly managed in small-scale farms, where animals are kept confined and feeding occurs by cut and carry methods. In the present study the occurrence of parasitic infections was examined in five provinces around Hanoi. A total of 201 farms were visited, and 334 stool and 239 blood samples were collected from calves younger than 3 months, animals between 3 and 24 months and adult cows. Furthermore, 254 milk samples were collected from lactating animals. Coproscopical examination indicated a high prevalence of nematode eggs ( Cooperia spp., Haemonchus and Oesophagostomum spp.) in animals ( n = 176) between 3 and 24 months (66%) and in adult cows ( n = 90; 54%). In these age groups the prevalence of Fasciola was 28% and 39%, respectively, and for Paramphistomum the prevalence was 78% and 82%, respectively. Fifty percent of the calves younger than 3 months ( n = 68) were positive for Giardia, and none for Cryptosporidium. Most Giardia isolates were identified as the non-zoonotic G. duodenalis assemblage E on the β-giardin gene. The blood samples were examined with commercially available Svanovir ®Elisa's for the presence of Anaplasma marginale and Babesia bigemina specific antibodies, and a prevalence of 28% and 54% was found, respectively. In the milk samples Neospora caninum specific antibodies (Svanovir ®Elisa) were detected in 30% of the lactating animals. The present study demonstrates that parasitic infections occur frequently in dairy cattle around Hanoi although animals are mainly kept confined, and indicates that further research on the economic impact of these infections is needed.
Bibliography:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.01.031 ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	0304-4017 1873-2550
DOI:	10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.01.031