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  • Title: Predicting effects of naturally acquired abomasal nematode infections on growth rate and food intake in reindeer using serum pepsinogen levels.
    Author: Arneberg P, Folstad I.
    Journal: J Parasitol; 1999 Apr; 85(2):367-9. PubMed ID: 10219321.
    Abstract:
    An experiment was performed on semiwild reindeer with naturally acquired parasite infections to assess whether measures of serum pepsinogen concentration and fecal egg counts can be used to predict effects of abomasal nematodes on reindeer weight gain and food intake. Food intake and weight gains were lower in infected calves compared with calves where parasites had been removed by anthelmintic treatment. Among the infected animals, concentration of pepsinogen in serum was correlated with food intake and weight gains. Concentration of abomasal nematode eggs in feces was not. Our results suggest that measures of pepsinogen levels in serum, but not fecal egg counts, may be used to predict the effects of abomasal nematodes on food intake and weight gain of reindeer.
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