Table 2 Number of reindeer calves, and weight, health and parasitological parameters assessed during slaughter after ivermectin or deltamethrin treatment during ear marking in midsummer.
Group n (male/female) | Ivermectin 109 (63/46) | Deltamethrin 108 (60/48) | Control 115 (64/51) |
|---|---|---|---|
Weight during treatment mean, SD | 19,3 kg, 4.6 | 20.8 kg, 3.8 | 21 kg, 3.7 |
Carcass weight at slaughter mean, SD | 23,4 kg, 3.2 | 23.8 kg, 2.7 | 23.7 kg, 3.0 |
Weight gain mean, SD | 27.6 kg, 5.7 | 26.6 kg, 4.8 | 26.5 kg, 5.4 |
Daily weight gain mean, SD | 194 g, 0.6 | 185 g, 0.5 | 185 g, 0.5 |
Fat layer mean, SD | 4.7 mm, 4.9 | 4.1 mm, 3.2 | 3.7 mm, 4.2 |
Peritonitis (degree 2–3) | 8% | 20% | 16% |
Perihepatitis (degree 1–3) | 48%1 | 66% | 64% |
S. tundra in abdomen | 69% | 69% | 71% |
Smf in blood | 23% | 22% | 25% |
Nematodirus spp. prev.% mean epg in infected, (SD) | 18% 43, (34) | 20% 39, (25) | 16% 46, (32) |
Trichostrogylidae spp. prev % mean epg in infected, (SD) | 49%, 79, (101) | 61% 74, (69) | 61% 83, (108) |
Moniezia sp. prev.% mean epg in infected, (SD) | 16% 872, (1144) | 16% 552, (883) | 18% 989, (1295) |
Capillaria sp. prev.% mean epg in infected, (SD) | 10% 38, (31) | 9% 47, (35) | 8% 28, (10) |
Eimeria spp. prev.% mean epg in infected, (SD) | 54% 17502, (12237) | 45% 553, (1192) | 48% 732, (1202) |
Hypoderma tarandi prev.% (mean in infected) | 9% 3.3 | 6% 2.3 | 9% 2 |