Prevalence and Significance of Parasites of Horses in Some States of Northern Nigeria

• EHIZIBOLO David O.

  Vaccine Production Department

• KAMANI Joshua

  Parasitology Department

• EHIZIBOLO Peter O.

  Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

• EGWU Kinsley O.

  Parasitology Department

• DOGO Goni I.

  Parasitology Department

• SALAMI-SHINABA Josiah O.

  Extension Services, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom

抄録

This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and significance of parasites of horses in northern Nigeria. Blood and faecal samples were randomly collected from 243 horses from different stables in some states of northern Nigeria for laboratory analyses. Fifty-seven horses (23.5%) were found infected with parasites. The hemoparasites detected, 21 (8.6%), include Theileria equi, Babesia caballi, Trypanosoma vivax and Trypanosoma evansi. The endoparasites encountered, 29 (11.9%) were Strongylus spp., Strongyloides spp., Oxyuris equi, Parascaris equorum, Paragonimus spp. and Dicrocoelium spp., 3 (1.2%) was Eimeria spp. Four horses (1.6%) had mixed infection of hemo- and endoparasites. This preliminary finding shows that parasitism is a problem in the horse stables examined, and calls for proper stable hygiene, routine tick control and regular deworming programme.<br>

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  Ｊｏｕｒｎａｌ　ｏｆ　Ｅｑｕｉｎｅ　Ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ 23 (1), 1-4, 2012

  日本ウマ科学会

キーワード

• horses
• parasites
• Nigeria
• stables

詳細情報

• CRID: 1390001204369331328
• NII論文ID: 10030613742
• NII書誌ID: AA11010806
• DOI: 10.1294/jes.23.1
• ISSN: 13477501
• ISSN: 13403516
• NDL書誌ID: 023804070
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I023804070
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jes/23/1/23_1/_pdf
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2012307364
• 本文言語コード: en
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