Research Article
Effect of Moxidectin Treatment at Peripartum on Gastrointestinal Parasite Infections in Ewes Raised under Tropical Andes High Altitude Conditions
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Mean gastrointestinal parasite burdens (± standard error of mean) registered during one complete reproductive cycle in ewes and their offspring. (a) shows the peak in FEC at late pregnancy in C ewes (PPER) and the significant () and sustained FECR induced by and peripartum strategic treatment with moxidectin (two-factor ANOVA, ) preventing the PPER (PPERPre). (b) shows the significant increase in FEC at preweaning () in ewes’ offspring (two-factor ANOVA, ). Adult ewes (14 C, 15 , and 14 ). Suckling lambs lambs (18 born from C ewes, 20 from ewes, and 20 from ewes).
| (a) Fecal sampling periods for adult ewes during one reproductive cycle |
| (b) Fecal sampling periods for lambs after lambing |