A survey on the prevalence of internal parasites of equines in macedonia and Thessalia-Greece

A 3-year survey was conducted to determine the incidence of endoparasitic infection of equines in several regions of Macedonia and Thessalia, Greece. Three hundred fecal and 252 blood samples were examined. Fecal examination was carried out using. Teleman and Faust techniques while blood was examine...

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Published in:Journal of equine veterinary science 1997-10, Vol.17 (10), p.550-552
Main Authors: Sotiraki, S.T., Badouvas, A.G., Himonas, C.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AETIOLOGY
ANE
ANOPLOCEPHALA
ANOPLOCEPHALA PERFOLIATA
ASNO
ASSES
BLOOD
CABALLOS
CHEVAL
DICTYOCAULUS ARNFIELDI
DISEASE PREVALENCE
EIMERIA
EIMERIA LEUCKARTI
ENFERMEDADES PARASITARIAS
epidemiology
equines
ETIOLOGIA
ETIOLOGIE
FAECES
FECES
HECES
HORSES
MULA
MULES
MULET
OXYURIS
OXYURIS EQUI
PARASCARIS EQUORUM
parasite
PARASITOSE
PARASITOSES
SANG
SANGRE
SETARIA (HELMINTH)
SETARIA (HELMINTHE)
SETARIA (HELMINTO)
STRONGYLIDAE
STRONGYLOIDES
STRONGYLOIDES WESTERI
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Summary:A 3-year survey was conducted to determine the incidence of endoparasitic infection of equines in several regions of Macedonia and Thessalia, Greece. Three hundred fecal and 252 blood samples were examined. Fecal examination was carried out using. Teleman and Faust techniques while blood was examined according to the modified Knott technique. The Graham test was also performed. The prevalence of infection found was 62.4% for horses, 75.7% for donkeys and 89.2% for mules. Strongyles (large and small) were the most common parasitic species found, with a corresponding prevalence of 42.5% and 45.6% for horses, 73.0% and 37.8% for donkeys, and 89.2% for mules. Other parasites found were: Eimeria leuckarti (2.6% in horses and 8.1% in donkeys), Anoplocephala perfoliata (0.4% in horses), Parascaris equorum (1.7% in horses), Oxyuris equi (4.1% in horses and 8.7% in mules), Strongyloides westeri (2.2% in horses, 5.4% in donkeys and 10.8% in mules), Dictyocaulus arnfieldi (0.9% in horses and 2.7% in donkeys) and Setaria equina (2.2% in horses and 2.7% in donkeys).
ISSN:0737-0806
1542-7412
DOI:10.1016/S0737-0806(97)80228-6