H. contortus Infection Effects on Florida Cracker Ewes: Hematology and Colostrum Profiles

Twenty pregnant Florida Cracker ewes were studied to evaluate the effects of H. contortus infection on hematological, parasitological, and colostrum profiles. The dataset includes fecal egg counts, FAMACHA scores, full hematology analysis, and colostrum metabolomic/lipidomic data from the peripartum period. It was authored by Sola J. Ikuejamoye-Omotore and last updated on 2026-04-21.

Use Cases

• Modeling the temporal progression of parasitological parameters like fecal egg counts and FAMACHA scores post-infection.
• Analyzing differences in hematological parameters such as white blood cell, lymphocyte, and neutrophil counts between infected and control groups.
• Identifying potential lipid biomarkers in colostrum, such as FA 15:1; O, MG 20:5, and PE 41:6, for infection status.
• Investigating the relationship between nematode infection and colostrum metabolomic profiles, based on 23 differentially abundant metabolites.

Strengths

• Includes data from a controlled experimental design with 10 infected and 10 control ewes.
• Contains longitudinal parasitological and hematological measurements at multiple time points post-infection.
• Colostrum lipidome analysis identified 4,702 lipid species, providing a detailed molecular profile.

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 in scale at 998.9 KB, representing a single study with 20 subjects.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Data from a controlled animal experiment where the infected group received an oral dose of 10,000 L3 H. contortus larvae.

Time Range

Measurements taken from 90 days of pregnancy through 35 days post-infection.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-21 05:20:26; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Study likely conducted in Florida, USA, focusing on the Florida Cracker sheep breed.