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It was therefore presumed that animals remained vulnerable to infections at a much later age than in other countries.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Infections that might cause sub-clinical disease were seen in 31% of all animals and heavier infections were seen in 20% of the animals. This was considered a conservative estimate and shows the importance of gastro-intestinal parasites in sheep and goats in Cyprus.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Adult sheep appeared to be more heavily infected than goats, although some differences in animal husbandry between the two may have contributed to this.<\/jats:p><jats:p>From this study of age distribution, it was found that the autumn peak in the infection rate was not caused by the infection of young animals, which remained low at this time of the year.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1017\/s0022149x00026523","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2009,6,5]],"date-time":"2009-06-05T15:44:35Z","timestamp":1244216675000},"page":"251-262","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["A Helminth Survey of Sheep and Goats in Cyprus. Part II. Age Distribution and the Severity of Infection with Gastro-Intestinal Parasites"],"prefix":"10.1017","volume":"47","author":[{"given":"P. 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