Prevalence, intensity and seasonality of gastrointestinal parasites in abattoir horses in Germany
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Prevalence and intensity of gastrointestinal parasites were studied through a longitudinal survey in 400 horses over a 17-month period in an abattoir in Germany. Three hundred and ten horses (77.5 %) were demonstrated harbouring endoparasites either by direct recovery of parasites from the digestive tract and/or in terms of faecal egg counts (strongyles). The following parasites were found (percentage prevalence, range of counts): Gasterophilus intestinalis larvae (2.25 %, 1-154), Gasterophilus nasalis larvae (0.25 %, 44), Trichostrongylus axei (11.0 %, 1-3,620), Habronema majus (8.0 %; 1-422), Habronema muscae (26.5 %, 1-3,563), Habronema spp. fourth-stage larvae (5.5 %; 1-1,365), Parascaris equorum (total prevalence 11.3 %; adults 8.8 %, 1-178; fourth-stage larvae 2.5 %, 5-2,320), Anoplocephala perfoliata (28.5 %, 1-2,013) and Paranoplocephala mamillana (1.0 %, 1-11). Strongyle eggs (≥10 eggs per gram of faeces) were recorded in 60.8 % of the horses (10-6,450 eggs per gram of faeces).Prevalences of infection with T. axei, P. equorum and strongyles did not show a correlation to specific seasons. In contrast, a significant variation among seasons of collection was shown for the infection rates of Habronema spp. (p < 0.05) and A. perfoliata (p < 0.001). Seasonal prevalence of Habronema spp. infection was significantly (p < 0.01) higher in summer (39.0 %), autumn (34.8 %) and winter (36.5 %) than in spring (18.7 %), and A. perfoliata were significantly (p < 0.001) more often recorded during autumn (36.1 %) and winter (36.5 %) than in spring (17.3 %) and summer (15.9 %). Prevalences of T. axei, Habronema spp., strongyles and A. perfoliata in male and female horses were almost alike, but ascarids were significantly (p = 0.025) more often recorded in male than in female horses.
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- Authors
- Rehbein, S., Visser, M., & Winter, R.
- Corresponding author
- Rehbein, Steffen
- ORCID
- Rehbein, Steffen
- Venue
- Parasitology Research
- Published
- 2012-10-11
- Volume
- 112
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 407-413
- ISSN
- 0044-3255 (ISSN-L)
- 0932-0113
- 1432-1955
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- 5.08
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- en
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- Topics
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Helminth infection and control
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Equine › Veterinary Equine Medical Research
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Keywords
- gastrointestinal parasites, horses, prevalence, infection intensity, seasonal variation, strongyles, Gasterophilus intestinalis, Gasterophilus nasalis, Trichostrongylus axei, Habronema, Parascaris equorum, Anoplocephala perfoliata, fecal egg count, equine parasitology
- MeSH terms
- Abattoirs, Animals, Feces, Female, Germany, Helminthiasis, Helminthiasis, Animal, Helminths, Horse Diseases, Horses, Intestinal Diseases, Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic, Male, Parasite Egg Count, Seasons, Sex Factors, Prevalence
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