Parasite Infection Effects on Colostrum and Blood in Florida Cracker Ewes

Twenty pregnant Florida Cracker ewes were monitored from 90 days of pregnancy through lambing, with data collected up to 35 days post-infection. The dataset contains parasitological, hematological, and colostrum metabolomic/lipidomic profiles comparing infected and control groups. It was authored by Sola J. Ikuejamoye-Omotore and uploaded to figshare on 2026-04-21.

Use Cases

• Modeling the progression of Haemonchus contortus infection based on fecal egg count (FEC) and FAMACHA score time-series data.
• Identifying lipidomic biomarkers for parasitic infection based on the 4,702 lipid species identified in colostrum.
• Analyzing correlations between hematological parameters (e.g., WBC, LYM, NEU counts) and infection status over time.
• Investigating the effect of parasitism on colostrum composition using the 23 differentially abundant metabolites identified.

Strengths

• Contains longitudinal data with repeated measures for parasitological and hematological parameters across multiple time points.
• Includes multi-omic data with metabolomic and lipidomic profiles of colostrum, identifying 4,702 lipid species.
• Experimental design includes a control group (n=10) and an infected group (n=10) for comparative analysis.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is small (1.2 MB), which may limit the complexity of analyses.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Experimental study involving oral infection of ewes with H. contortus larvae and subsequent sample collection and laboratory analysis.

Time Range

Data collection occurred during the peripartum period, from 90 days of pregnancy through lambing, with post-infection monitoring up to 35 days.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-21 05:20:25; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Study likely conducted in Florida, USA, given the use of Florida Cracker ewes.