Modelling bodyweight to avoid anthelmintic underdosing of goats in resources-limited settings.

ABSTRACT: Improved management of livestock in resource-limited settings can provide a means towards improved human nutrition and livelihoods. However, gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) are a significant production-limiting factor. Anthelmintics play a role in GIN management; however, few anthelmintic classes are available in many low-middle-income countries. Utilising a limited range of classes may increase selection for anthelmintic resistance; therefore, strategies to reduce other selective pressures are of heightened importance. Avoiding anthelmintic underdosing is one such strategy, but it can be challenging without access to accurate bodyweight measurement. Many previous studies have used thoracic girth as a practical proxy for bodyweight in goats; however, they have rarely considered the potent

SUBMITTER: Evans MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9911490 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature