Dirofilaria immitis, dogs (exper.), location, growth, and time required for larvae to molt and develop

A corn culture of Fusarium roseum was added to a standard corn-soybean swine gestation ration. Low, middle, and high dosage mixed feeds contained 7, 38, and 64 mg of zearalenone/kg of feed (7, 38, and 64 ppm) and 0.5, 2.5, and 4.5 mg of deoxynivalenol/kg, respectively. Control feed was the standard ration without added F roseum corn culture. Mature gilts were bred by natural service and fed control or F roseum molded feed from 3 to 34 days after breeding. The main effect of the molded feed was an inhibition of fetal development, with decreased numbers of fetuses present in treated animals at slaughter (38 to 43 days after breeding). Normal litters were present in 7 of 8 control animals, in 2 of 4 gilts given the low-dosage feed, in 1 of 4 gilts given the medium dosage, and in 0 of 4 given the high-dosage feed. Corpora lutea were maintained in all treated animals, as evidenced by serum progesterone concentrations. Serum estradiol concentrations were decreased in gilts in the middle- and high-dosage groups. The genital system of the gilts fed low- and middle-dosage feeds had a gross and microscopic appearance similar to that of the pregnant controls and reflected prolonged progesterone stimulation. Morphologic changes in the genital system of the high-dosage group were intermediate between changes induced by progesterone and those induced by estrogen. Clinical signs of hyperestrogenism and partial feed refusal were noticed in only some of the high-dosage group animals.

Cytauxzoon felis, susceptibilities of (i) domestic cats to inoculation with infected bobcat blood and ground tissues; (ii) domestic cats to subinoculation with blood from cats having received bobcat blood; (iii) inoculated cats to subsequent challenge exposure with deep-frozen virulent inoculum of domestic cat origin; and (iv) eastern bobcat to reinoculation with various doses of virulent Cytauxzoon inoculum of domestic cat origin; additional experiments to determine if piroplasm levels in bobcats and domestic cats could be raised to maximize chances for further transmission of Cytauxzoon to domestic cats

gastrointestinal parasites, horses, anthelmintic efficacy of ivermectin, adverse local or systemic reactions not observed

Eimeria christenseni, Trichostrongylus colubriformis, pygmy goats (exper.), effects of concurrent subclinical infections on liveweight; apparent feed digestibility; balances of calcium, nitrogen, and phosphorus; serum copper and zinc concentrations; and bone matrix mineralization

nematodes, dogs, ivermectin activity; no activity against cestodes

Dirofilaria immitis, Dipetalonema reconditum, prevalence in dogs: Virginia; North Carolina

Parafilaria bovicola, field survey of insect vectors collected from cattle, bleeding-point on cows and prepatent period studies, experimental infection of laboratory-raised Musca autumnalis with third-stage larvae, transmission of third-stage larvae to calves (clinical and pathologic findings)

Fasciola hepatica, calves (exper.), age-related susceptibility to infection determined by fecal egg counts at various sampling times following infection, numbers of flukes in liver of calves at slaughter, and antibody response as evidenced by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

Ascaris suum, swine, immune responses monitored by lymphocyte blastogenesis assays, indirect radioimmunoassays, peripheral eosinophil counts, and cutaneous delayed hypersensitivity reactions