Inspired by Marco Polo,the legendary explorer who journeyed to China along the ancient Silk Road over 700 years ago,Italian traveler Vienna Cammarota went on her own epic adventure.On April 26,2022,she set off from Ma...Inspired by Marco Polo,the legendary explorer who journeyed to China along the ancient Silk Road over 700 years ago,Italian traveler Vienna Cammarota went on her own epic adventure.On April 26,2022,she set off from Marco Polo's birthplace,Venice,with nothing but a simple backpack and two trekking poles.Now,at 74 years old,she has already walked over 20,000 kilometers through dozens of countries.展开更多
Gastrointestinal(GI)parasites are a global concern and cause serious damage to the health of animals,including horses,because of their deleterious effects on the health of these animals.Owing to improperly diagnosing ...Gastrointestinal(GI)parasites are a global concern and cause serious damage to the health of animals,including horses,because of their deleterious effects on the health of these animals.Owing to improperly diagnosing the parasitic load and the resulting incorrect treatment,anthelmintics are becoming a global problem.Although rapid diagnostic techniques such as McMaster and FECPAK^(G2) are available in Africa,concentration techniques,including flotation and sedimentation,are commonly used in screening for gastrointestinal parasites.In this study,we compared the sensitivity of diagnostic techniques,namely,McMaster and FECPAK^(G2),in quantifying and determining the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites as an alternative to the commonly used flotation and sedimentation techniques for equine fecal samples in Jos,Plateau State,Nigeria.Three hundred fecal samples were collected from different locations.The instructions provided by the manufacturers of FECPAK^(G2) and McMasters were used as the methodology for egg count per gram of fecal matter,while parasite egg/ova identification was performed through sedimentation and flotation techniques.In general,a prevalence of 66.3%was recorded,with a higher prevalence on Babale ranch(84%)than on Jos Polo Club(62%)and Jos mounted troop(53%).A total of nine gastrointestinal parasites were identified via both sedimentation and flotation techniques:Strongylus spp.(19.3%)was the most prevalent parasite identified via the flotation method,whereas Gastrodiscus aegyptiacus(25.3%)was the most prevalent parasite identified via the sedimentation technique.In general,FECPAK^(G2) had a sensitivity of 86%,whereas McMaster had a sensitivity of 64%in terms of egg counts per gram of fecal sample.This finding suggests that equines in Jos are highly infected with a variety of gastrointestinal parasites to varying degrees,with Strongylus spp.and Gastrodiscus aegyptiacus being more prevalent.Although the parasite load was found to range from low to moderate levels,the majority of the equine samples contained<200 eggs per gram,suggesting a low infection rate via both the McMaster technique and the FECPAK^(G2) technique.On the basis of these findings,FECPAK^(G2) is recommended for rapid diagnosis because of its prompt outcome and infestation rate as well as ease of routine examination.Additionally,routine examination should be carried out to determine infestation by gastrointestinal parasites in all equine holdings and the effectiveness of the therapeutic agents used.展开更多
目前Polo(Probit and Logit Analysis)软件在生物测定数据分析中的应用已得到国际上的普遍认可,为了展示Polo软件在分析农药毒力数据时的优越性,以杀虫剂对二化螟的毒力数据为例,利用Polo软件对两组毒力数据的毒力回归线的平行性和相等...目前Polo(Probit and Logit Analysis)软件在生物测定数据分析中的应用已得到国际上的普遍认可,为了展示Polo软件在分析农药毒力数据时的优越性,以杀虫剂对二化螟的毒力数据为例,利用Polo软件对两组毒力数据的毒力回归线的平行性和相等性假设进行测验,采用致死中量比率(LDR50)的95%置信限为衡量参数来检验农药毒力差异是否显著,并与传统的采用LD50值的95%置信限是否重叠来判定不同毒力间是否有差异的分析结果进行比较。结果表明,采用Polo软件对不同毒力数据进行差异分析的结果更加精确可靠,该方法可适用于比较不同药剂间的毒力、抗药性水平以及农药增效剂试验的数据分析等。展开更多
文摘Inspired by Marco Polo,the legendary explorer who journeyed to China along the ancient Silk Road over 700 years ago,Italian traveler Vienna Cammarota went on her own epic adventure.On April 26,2022,she set off from Marco Polo's birthplace,Venice,with nothing but a simple backpack and two trekking poles.Now,at 74 years old,she has already walked over 20,000 kilometers through dozens of countries.
文摘Gastrointestinal(GI)parasites are a global concern and cause serious damage to the health of animals,including horses,because of their deleterious effects on the health of these animals.Owing to improperly diagnosing the parasitic load and the resulting incorrect treatment,anthelmintics are becoming a global problem.Although rapid diagnostic techniques such as McMaster and FECPAK^(G2) are available in Africa,concentration techniques,including flotation and sedimentation,are commonly used in screening for gastrointestinal parasites.In this study,we compared the sensitivity of diagnostic techniques,namely,McMaster and FECPAK^(G2),in quantifying and determining the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites as an alternative to the commonly used flotation and sedimentation techniques for equine fecal samples in Jos,Plateau State,Nigeria.Three hundred fecal samples were collected from different locations.The instructions provided by the manufacturers of FECPAK^(G2) and McMasters were used as the methodology for egg count per gram of fecal matter,while parasite egg/ova identification was performed through sedimentation and flotation techniques.In general,a prevalence of 66.3%was recorded,with a higher prevalence on Babale ranch(84%)than on Jos Polo Club(62%)and Jos mounted troop(53%).A total of nine gastrointestinal parasites were identified via both sedimentation and flotation techniques:Strongylus spp.(19.3%)was the most prevalent parasite identified via the flotation method,whereas Gastrodiscus aegyptiacus(25.3%)was the most prevalent parasite identified via the sedimentation technique.In general,FECPAK^(G2) had a sensitivity of 86%,whereas McMaster had a sensitivity of 64%in terms of egg counts per gram of fecal sample.This finding suggests that equines in Jos are highly infected with a variety of gastrointestinal parasites to varying degrees,with Strongylus spp.and Gastrodiscus aegyptiacus being more prevalent.Although the parasite load was found to range from low to moderate levels,the majority of the equine samples contained<200 eggs per gram,suggesting a low infection rate via both the McMaster technique and the FECPAK^(G2) technique.On the basis of these findings,FECPAK^(G2) is recommended for rapid diagnosis because of its prompt outcome and infestation rate as well as ease of routine examination.Additionally,routine examination should be carried out to determine infestation by gastrointestinal parasites in all equine holdings and the effectiveness of the therapeutic agents used.
文摘目前Polo(Probit and Logit Analysis)软件在生物测定数据分析中的应用已得到国际上的普遍认可,为了展示Polo软件在分析农药毒力数据时的优越性,以杀虫剂对二化螟的毒力数据为例,利用Polo软件对两组毒力数据的毒力回归线的平行性和相等性假设进行测验,采用致死中量比率(LDR50)的95%置信限为衡量参数来检验农药毒力差异是否显著,并与传统的采用LD50值的95%置信限是否重叠来判定不同毒力间是否有差异的分析结果进行比较。结果表明,采用Polo软件对不同毒力数据进行差异分析的结果更加精确可靠,该方法可适用于比较不同药剂间的毒力、抗药性水平以及农药增效剂试验的数据分析等。
