Prevalence of liver fluke on the West Coast
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2021
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New Zealand Veterinary Association
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A study of all herds (n=430) supplying Westland Milk Co-op were tested
with an IDEXX Bulk Milk Elisa (BME) (IDEXX Fasciolosis Verification,
IDEXX Europe BV, Hoofdorp, The Netherlands) which characterises
herds into intensities of infection (Nil, Low, Medium, Strong). These
equate to liver fluke infection prevalence of 0%, <20%, 20 – 50%,
>50% within the sampled herd. Overall, the distribution of herds as
analysed in the autumn of 2017 was Nil=31%, Low=11%, Medium=14%,
Strong=43%. It was notable that some regions had much higher levels of
infection than others.
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2021 Conference Proceedings of the Sheep and Beef Cattle Veterinarians and the Deer Veterinarians Branches of the NZVA, 2021, pp. 39 - 40 (2)