Journal of Biological Sciences1727-30481812-5719Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/jbs.2008.753.759Haemonchus contortus Infection]]>MakunH.J. AjanusiJ.O. LakpiniC.A.M. EhocheO.W. RekwotP.I. 4200884The study was conducted to determine the relative resistance
of Red Sokoto and Sahelian goats to experimental infection with infective
larva (L3) of Haemonchus contortus. At the age of about 7-9 months
weaned goats were transferred to individual feeding pens and fed concentrate
at 08:00 h and given Digitariasmutsii hay ad libitum.
Fifteen goats of each breed were divided into 3 groups of five animals
each. Goats were either given 0 L3 kg-1 (treatment
1), 75 L3 kg-1 (treatment 2) or 100 L3
kg-1 (treatment 3), three times weekly for 3 weeks. The faecal
egg count expressed in Eggs per Gram (EPG) was significantly higher (p
< 0.05) for the Sahelian (1477±153.4) than the Red Sokoto
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breed however the difference between treatment was significant at p <
0.05. The average daily gain was higher for the Red Sokoto (11.2 g day-1)
than the Sahelian (5.6 g day-1) even though the difference
was not significant (p > 0.05). The mean total protein was statistically
different between breeds. The Red Sokoto had higher (p < 0.05) than
the Sahelian (64.6 ± 1.81 vs 57.6 ± 1.86). The mean albumin
and globulin concentration did not differ significantly between breed.
It was concluded that the Red Sokoto were relatively more resistant to
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