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  • Title: The susceptibility of the goat to Fasciola hepatica infections.
    Author: Reddington JJ, Leid RW, Wescott RB.
    Journal: Vet Parasitol; 1986 Jan; 19(1-2):145-50. PubMed ID: 3962156.
    Abstract:
    Mixed breed goats were infected with metacercariae of Fasciola hepatica and the resulting worm burdens were quantitated after primary and secondary exposure of the goats to the parasite. Mean length and width of the parasite recovered after all primary exposures were 1.91 +/- 0.2 cm and 0.91 +/- 0.2 cm, respectively. A mean of 71.8 +/- 5.9% of the flukes were recovered from all of the primary infections. In the secondary infections, the mean length and width of the flukes from the physically smaller population was 0.88 +/- 0.27 cm and 0.53 +/- 0.19 cm, respectively. A mean of 67 +/- 6.7% of the flukes were recovered from this secondary infection. It appears that the goat is susceptible to challenge infections with F. hepatica and that its response to this infection is much like that of sheep.
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