Publications
| limited role of lagomorphs (oryctolagus cuniculus and lepus capensis) in the dispersion of parasite nematodes of ruminants. | rabbits (oryctolagus cuniculus) and hares (lepus capensis) were investigated under natural conditions for infection with ruminant nematodes, either in the condition of close contact with sheep (south-east of france) or unknown contact with ruminants (central region and french champaign). rabbits and hares were poorly infected with sheep digestive tract nematodes: trichostrongylus colubriformis (second record) was encountered in one site and trichostrongylus capricola (a first record) in another ... | 1998 | 9763321 |
| study of gastrointestinal nematodes in sicilian sheep and goats. | parasitic gastroenteritis is one of the major causes of productivity loss in sheep and goats. this report records two studies of the helminth fauna from post-mortem examination. the first study, performed on the digestive tract of 72 sheep from a central part of sicily in a high hill village (1,360 meters above sea level), between april 1996 and march 1997, showed an infection rate of 78%. the second study targeted goats from the western part of sicily and showed an infection rate of 90%. for sh ... | 2004 | 15604491 |