The Prevalence of Helminths According to Faecal Examination in Grazing Sheep in Manisa Province
Year: 2019
Type: standard
Abstract: ABSTRACTBackground/Aim: This investigation was made to obtain the presence of helminths found feces of sheep which have been fed atpastures in Manisa province.Materials and Methods: In this work, six regions which have different geographic positions and conditions, have been choosed.In this regions a hundred herd which having more than a hundred sheep, feeding in pastures at different geographic positionsand different conditions are selected. The token fresh feces samples which refer herd are separated into four groups for sedimentation, flotation, Baerman-Wetzel and cultivation.Results and Conclusion: As a result, at least one helminth infection was found at 78% of examined herd. According to gastrointestinal helminths presence was found Trichostrongylus sp. (70%), Ostertagia sp. (56%), Oesophagostomum sp. (53%), Haemonchus sp. (25%), Cooperia sp. (17%), Nematodirus sp. (13%), Moniezia sp. (3%), Strongyloides sp. (2%), Fasciola sp. (10%), Dicrocoelium sp. (8%), Protostrongylus sp. (15%), Dictyocaulus filaria (12%), Muellerius capillaris (4%) and Cystocaulus ocreatus (2%)among a hundred herd. We hope these results supply addition for helminth fauna of region and country
Authors: FIRAT, AHMET, AYPAK, SÜLEYMAN
Language: English
Subfield: Small Animals
Field: Veterinary
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7204696833