Effects of Ostertagia ostertagi and omeprazole treatment on feed intake and gastrin-related responses in the calf

• Main Authors: Fox, Mark T., Uche, U. E., Vaillant, Camille, Ganabadi, Shanti, Calam, John
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier Science 2002
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/6966/1/Effects%20of%20Ostertagia%20ostertagi%20and%20omeprazole%20treatment%20on%20feed%20intake%20and%20gastrin.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/6966/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0304-4017(02)00026-2

Infection with the bovine abomasal nematode, Ostertagia ostertagi, results in a loss of acid-secreting parietal cells and an increase in gastric pH. The effects of an experimental infection with Ostertagia and/or daily treatment with omeprazole (OMP) at 2 mg kg−1 bodyweight for four consecutive days...