ANTHELMINTIC-SALT MIXTURES – AN EFFECTIVE MEANS IN PREVENTION OF HELMINTHIASES IN SHEEP

Abstract

The article presents results of studying the effectiveness of the developed anthelmintic-salt mixture enriched with microelements (Co, I, Zn, Mn, Mg, and Cu) against sheep helminths and its effect on hematological parameters of animals. Experimental studies were performed under laboratory and farm conditions. The results of laboratory studies have shown that one animal consumed an average of 6.48 g of an anthelmintic-salt mixture per day. It was found that in sheep of the experimental group the extensiveness of infection by Marshallagia was 18.75%, Nematodirus – 6.25%, other gastrointestinal Strongyloides – 43.75%, Moniezia – 12.5%, Fasciola – 37.5%, Dictyocaulus – 25.0%, while in sheep of the control group, these figures were much higher and constituted 87.5%, 50.0, 50.0, 37.5, 62.5, and 50.0%, respectively. The results of hematological studies have shown that long-term feeding of an anthelminticsalt mixture enriched with microelements does not have a negative effect on the body of sheep. When conducting studies directly under sheep farm conditions, in sheep fed an anthelmintic-salt mixture enriched with microelements for 8 months, the extensiveness of infection was 28.6%, while among sheep in the control group, this figure was 70.0%. Therefore, the results of studies indicate the feasibility of application the anthelmintic-salt mixture enriched with microelements for the treatment and prevention of helminthiases in sheep

Keywords

• anthelmintic-salt mixture
• microelements
• helminths
• helminthiases
• extensiveness of infection
• intensity of infection