Survey on gastrointestinal parasitic helminthes in club and rural horses of Ardabil city, Iran
| Autor: | Parisa Shabazi, Mohammad Tooloei, Elnaz Zamanzad Ghavidel, Armin Hassanzadeh |
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| Jazyk: | perština |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Āsīb/shināsī-i Darmāngāhī-i Dāmpizishkī, Vol 12, Iss 2 (46) تابستان, Pp 113-122 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2322-4746 2476-6984 |
| Popis: | Parasitic diseases are considered as a major obstacle in the growth and development of animal health all over the world. Horses, in comparison to other domestic animals are reported to be more susceptible to a large number of parasites and may harbor different species at any time. The present study was carried out to establish the Gastrointestinal Parasites (GIP) profile of club and rural horses in Ardabil city. A total of 50 horses made up of 34 males and 16 females were examined in spring and summer, 2015. Fecal samples were processed by flotation techniques. GIP encountered were Strongyles (34%), Parascaris equorum (20%), Strongyloides westrii (12%), Anoplocephalidae (6%), Trichostrongylus spp. (4%), Ornithobilharzia turkestanicum (4%) and Dicrocoelium dendriticum (2%). According to the results, no significant differences in infection rate were found between male and female horses. But infection rates were significantly higher in horses without a history of anti-parasitic treatment in comparison with those with a history of anti-parasitic treatment (p |
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