A relationship between faecal egg counts and the distance travelled by sheep

Title
A relationship between faecal egg counts and the distance travelled by sheep
Publication Date
2013
Author(s)
Falzon, Gregory
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1989-9357
Email: gfalzon2@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:gfalzon2
Schneider, Derek
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1897-4175
Email: dschnei5@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:dschnei5
Trotter, Mark
Lamb, David
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Place of publication
Netherlands
DOI
10.1016/j.smallrumres.2012.09.001
UNE publication id
une:12422
Abstract
The movement distances of merino sheep were monitored over a 24 h period using global positioning system tracking collars and correlated with their faecal egg counts. A linear relationship between the logarithm of faecal egg count and the mean distance moved per time step was found. The results suggest that animal behaviour and productivity outcomes might be influenced even at low faecal egg count levels. The considerable variability of the observations about this linear model suggests that it might be useful for identifying those animals inherently resistant to internal parasites. Such technology could be used as part of a breeding program aimed at improving stock resistance to internal parasites.
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Citation
Small Ruminant Research, 111(1-3), p. 171-174
ISSN
0921-4488
Start page
171
End page
174

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