Trial reportBMC veterinary research2014
Non-invasive indicators associated with the milk yield response after anthelmintic treatment at calving in dairy cows.
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- The economic impact of endo- and ectoparasites in dairy cattle.Parasites & vectors · 2025Review
- Anthelmintic Resistance to Pour-On Eprinomectin Against Gastrointestinal Strongyles and Effects on Production Parameters in Early-Lactating Dairy Goats.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- Fecal egg counts and individual milk production in temperate pastoral dairy systems of Australia.JDS communications · 2024Article
- Comparison of diagnostic methods for assessment of Ostertagia ostertagi exposure in Norwegian dairy herds.Acta veterinaria Scandinavica · 2023Article
- Effect of deworming on milk production in dairy cattle and buffaloes infected with gastrointestinal parasites in the Kavrepalanchowk district of central Nepal.Veterinary record open · 2020Article
- Unexpected Decrease in Milk Production after Fenbendazole Treatment of Dairy Cows during Early Grazing Season.PloS one · 2016Article
- Treatment of livestock with systemic insecticides for control of Anopheles arabiensis in western Kenya.Malaria journal · 2015Article
- Decision making on helminths in cattle: diagnostics, economics and human behaviour.Irish veterinary journalReview
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Abstract
backgroundGastrointestinal nematodes are an important cause of reduced performance in cattle. Previous studies in Europe showed that after anthelmintic treatment an average gain in milk production of around 1 kg per day/cow can be expected. However, (1) these studies have mainly evaluated group-based anthelmintic treatments during the grazing season or at housing and (2) little is known about parameters affecting variations in the treatment response amongst cows. A better knowledge of such parameters could help to select animals that benefit most from treatment and thus lead to a more rational use of anthelmintics. Therefore, a randomized, non-blinded, controlled clinical trial was performed on 11 commercial dairy farms (477 animals) in Belgium, aiming (1) to study the effect of eprinomectin treatment at calving on milk production and (2) to investigate whether the milk yield response was related to non-invasive animal parameters such that these could be used to inform targeted selective treatment decisions.
resultsAnalyses show that eprinomectin treatment around calving resulted in an average (± standard error) increase of 0.97 (±0.41) kg in daily milk yield that was followed up over 274 days on average. Milk yield responses were higher in multiparous compared to primiparous cows and in cows with a high (4(th) quartile) anti-O. ostertagi antibody level in a milk sample from the previous lactation. Nonetheless, high responses were also seen in animals with a low (1(st) quartile) anti-O. ostertagi antibody level. In addition, positive treatment responses were associated with higher faecal egg counts and a moderate body condition score at calving (2(nd) quartile).
conclusionsIn conclusion, this study provides novel insights into the production response after anthelmintic treatment at calving and factors which influence this. The data could be used to support the development of evidence-based targeted selective anthelmintic treatment strategies in dairy cattle.
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