Tuesday 19 December 2017

New article: Seroprevalence of Fasciola hepatica in cattle in Estonia

"Farms with at least one seropositive animal were found in 13 of the 15 counties."
"Animals from beef herds had higher odds of testing F. hepatica-positive."

Petersson J, Jokelainen P, Lassen B, Tagel M, Viltrop A, Novobilský A. (2017) Seroprevalence of Fasciola hepatica in cattle in Estonia. Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports 10, 90–94.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240593901730031X

Wednesday 13 December 2017

New article: How does supplementary feeding affect endoparasite infection in wild boar?

"These results suggest that the effects of supplementary feeding on parasite prevalence in wild boar are mediated by the characteristics of parasite life cycles."

Oja R, Velström K, Moks E, Jokelainen P, Lassen B (2017) How does supplementary feeding affect endoparasite infection in wild boar? Parasitol Res. 116(8):2131-2137.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00436-017-5512-0