Veterinary Parasitology

by Edited by Richard J. Martin , Henk D. F. H. Schallig , General editor L. H. Chappell

• ISBN13: 9780521794381
• ISBN10: 0521794382
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-28
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This symposium volume considers some of the recent developments in veterinary parasitology. The significance of epidemiology is illustrated by a paper on the lung worm Dictyocaulus viviparus. The current position of vaccine application and development is discussed in relation to both Dictyocaulus and gastrointestinal nematodes. Immunological responses of sheep to infection with Haemonchus contortus are reviewed and of cattle to infections with gastrointestinal nematodes. Drug resistance in veterinary parasites is discussed in general terms and considered from an electrophysiological perspective. The possibility of controlling nematode infections by using predacious micro fungi is examined while current methods for diagnosis of gastrointestinal nematodes are also evaluated. The impact of nutrition in pathogenesis of bovine trypanosomiasis is reviewed and the status of the cattle nematode Onchocerca ochengi as a model for studies on human onchocerciasis is discussed.

Table of Contents

1. Preface R. J. Martin

2. Simulating Dictoyocaulus viviparus infection in calves: the parasitic phase H. W. Ploeger and M. Eysker

3. Vaccine development and diagnostics of Dictoyocaulus viviparus J. B. McKeand

4. The immune response and the evaluation of acquired immunity against gastrointestinal nematodes in cattle: a review E. Claerebout and J. Vercruysse

5. Development of vaccines against gastrointestinal nematodes D. Knox

6. Immunological responses of sheep to Haemonchus contortus H. D. F. H. Schallig

7. Impact of nutrition on the pathophysiology of bovine trypanosomiasis P. H. Holmes, E. Katunguka-Rwakishaya, J. J. Benison, G. J. Wassink and J. J. Parkins

8. Electrophysiological investigation of anthelmintic resistance R. J. Martin

9. The development of anthelmintic resistance in sheep nematodes F. Jackson and R. L. Coop

10. Value of present diagnostic methods for gastrointestinal nematode infections in ruminants M. Eysker and H. W. Ploeger

11. Prospects for controlling animal parasitic nematodes by predacious micro fungi M. Larsen

12. Onchocerca ochengi infections in cattle as a model for human onchocerciasis: recent developments A. J. Trees, S. P. Graham, A. Renz, A. E. Bianco and V. Tanya.