Infection level of the Asian tapeworm (Bothriocephalus acheilognathi) in the cyprinid fish, Schizothorax niger, from Anchar Lake, relative to season, sex, length and condition factor

Various studies have shown that the Asian fish tapeworm, Bothriocephalus acheilognathi causes great economic loss in hatcheries, fish farms as well as in lakes. In order to understand the seasonal variation of infection in a nutrient-enriched lake, parasitological investigation was carried out in th...

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Published in:Parasitology research (1987) 2012, Vol.110 (1), p.427-435
Main Authors: Zargar, Ummer Rashid, Chishti, M. Z., Yousuf, A. R., Ahmed, Fayaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agnatha. Pisces
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Body Size
Body Weight
Bothriocephalus acheilognathi
Cestoda
Cestoda - isolation & purification
Cestode Infections - epidemiology
Cestode Infections - parasitology
Cestode Infections - veterinary
Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae - anatomy & histology
Cyprinidae - parasitology
Diphyllobothrium
Female
Fish Diseases - epidemiology
Fish Diseases - parasitology
Fresh Water
Freshwater
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
General aspects and techniques. Study of several systematic groups. Models
Health aspects
Host-parasite relationships
Immunology
Invertebrates
Male
Medical Microbiology
Microbiology
Nemathelminthia. Plathelmintha
Original Paper
Parasite Load
Physiological aspects
Prevalence
Schizothorax niger
Seasons
Sex Factors
Statistics as Topic
Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution
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Summary:Various studies have shown that the Asian fish tapeworm, Bothriocephalus acheilognathi causes great economic loss in hatcheries, fish farms as well as in lakes. In order to understand the seasonal variation of infection in a nutrient-enriched lake, parasitological investigation was carried out in the indigenous cyprinid fish, Schizothorax niger Heckel 1838 from September, 2008 to August, 2009. Overall, this study revealed definite seasonality of infection ( p  
ISSN:0932-0113
1432-1955
DOI:10.1007/s00436-011-2508-z