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Optimum timing for assessing phenotypic resistance against gastrointestinal nematodes in Pelibuey ewes

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31 gru 2023

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Fig. 1.

Means and standard error of back transformed fecal egg count (FEC; mean ± SE) from Pelibuey ewes classified as resistant, intermediate, and susceptible to GIN infection during pregnancy (early, mid and late) and lactation stages (early, mid and late) during grazing in humid tropic conditions.
Means and standard error of back transformed fecal egg count (FEC; mean ± SE) from Pelibuey ewes classified as resistant, intermediate, and susceptible to GIN infection during pregnancy (early, mid and late) and lactation stages (early, mid and late) during grazing in humid tropic conditions.

Sensitivity, specificity, predictive positive and negative values, the proportion of positive and false, accuracy and J of Youden (concordance) of Pelibuey ewes classified susceptible or resistant against GIN during early, mid and late pregnancy and lactation periods_

Variable Pregnancy Lactation

Early Mid Late Early Mid Late
Sensitivity (Se) 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 94.4 % 72.2 %
Specificity (Sp) 31.0 % 75.9 % 79.3 % 100 % 100 % 100 %
Predictive Positive Value 47.4 % 72.0 % 75.0 % 100 % 100 % 100 %
Predictive Negative Value 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 96.7 % 85.3 %
Proportion of false positive 69.0 % 24.1 % 20.7 % 0 % 0.0 % 0 %
Proportion of false negative 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 5.6 % 27.8 %
Accuracy 57.4 % 85.1 % 87.2 % 100 % 97.9 % 89.4 %
Youden's J 0.3 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.7

Predictive variables studied to identify resistance against GIN in pregnant and lactating Pelibuey ewes naturally infected during grazing under humid tropic conditions_

Reproductive stage Weeks N FEC PCV % PEC cell 103/μl PP g/dL IgA % BCS

Mean SE Mean SE Mean SE Mean SE Mean SE Mean SE
Gestation Early 47 32.0 25.1 c 30.2 0.6 b 0.021 0.001 d - - - - 3.1 0.1 a
Mid 166.9 71.4 c 34.2 0.7 a 0.023 0.001 d 7.00 0.08 a - - 3.0 0.0 ab
Late 518.0 139.8 b 29.0 0.5 bc 0.428 0.033 c 6.86 0.07 a 10.4 1.1 b 3.0 0.0 ab

Lactation Early 47 1572.8 386.6 a 27.9 0.6 cd 0.538 0.043 c 6.57 0.08 b 10.6 1.8 b 3.0 0.0 ab
Mid 650.1 253.2 b 26.4 0.7 de 0.776 0.054 b 6.59 0.08 b 18.0 2.3 a 2.9 0.1 b
Late 322.5 201.8 c 25.5 0.6 c 0.990 0.066 a 6.37 0.08 b 14.7 2.4 a 2.7 0.1 c

Predictive variables to classify Pelibuey ewes resistant against GIN according to the type of lambing under natural conditions of humid tropic of Mexico_

Variables Single (n=20) Double (n=27)

N Mean SE N Mean SE
FEC 117 331 68 b 161 605 95 a
PCV % 30.3 0.4 a 28.0 0.4 b
PEC cell 103/μl 0.491 0.045 a 0.437 0.035 a
PP g/dL 6.78 0.05 a 6.59 0.05 b
IgA % 15.2 1.4 a 12.0 1.0 a
BCS 3.0 0.0 a 3.0 0.0 a