[Extent and course of excretion of larva in the milk of female dogs after infections of different severity with Ancylostoma caninum (Ancylostomatidae)].

Abstract

It was investigated whether there is a linear correlation between the number of applied infective larvae of Ancylostoma caninum and the number of larvae excreted by bitches with the milk. The investigations were carried out with nine bitches that were infected percutaneously each with 5,000, 10,000 or 20,000 third stage larvae of Ancylostoma caninum at the day of conception. A clear linear correlation between the number of applied infective larvae of Ancylostoma caninum and the number of larvae excreted with the milk could be demonstrated only for the first week of lactation. Regarding the total investigated period of 28 days only a tendency towards such a correlation between infective dosage and excretion of larvae with the milk could be found.