Schistosoma bovis in calves: the development and clinical pathology of primary infections

摘要: The clinico-pathological effects of Schistosoma boviswere monitored in zebu calves for a year after exposure to 100 or 200 ccrcariae/kg body weight and were related the number reproductive activities parasites present. disease was characterised by diarrhoea, loss poor gain, anaemia, serum protein changes eosinophilia. These broadly level infection most prominent during two months following patency when faecal egg counts highest. Subsequently, condition animals improved. This associated with marked reduction excretion which turn worm deaths, reduced fecundity retention tissues.