- Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
- Vol: 44 Issue: 3
- Gastrointestinal helminths detected in wild horses in Konya Province, Turkey
Gastrointestinal helminths detected in wild horses in Konya Province, Turkey
Authors : Onur Ceylan, Bilal Dik, - Ceylan, Asma Semassel, Özlem Derinbay Ekici, Gonca Sönmez
Pages : 662-667
Doi:10.3906/vet-1910-83
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :This study was conducted to identify the gastrointestinal helminths of wild horses in Konya, Turkey. Fresh stool samples collected from 66 horses were evaluated by flotation, sedimentation, Baermann-Wetzel, and stool culture methods. All 66 stool samples examined were found to be positive for helminths and the following parasites were detected: Trichonema spp. was detected in all stool samples 100% , followed by Poteriostomum spp. 45.5% , Strongylus vulgaris 34.9% , and Strongylus equinus 27.3% . In addition, Oesophagodontus spp. 9.1% , Strongylus edentatus 7.6% , Triodontophorus spp. 4.6% , Gyalocephalus spp. 4.6% , Oxyuris equi 3.0% , Parascaris equorum 1.5% , and Strongyloides westeri 1.5% were detected at lower levels. Wild horses with multiple helminth species infections included 23 horses 34.9% with two species, 18 27.3% with three species, 15 22.7% with one species, 7 10.6% with four species, and 3 with five species 4.5% . This study is important in terms of providing information regarding the helminth fauna of free-living wild horses in Turkey.Keywords : wild horse, helminth, nematode, Strongylus, Turkey