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Research
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The incidence of helminth parasites in donkeys -
G. B. Shrikhande, S. G. Rewatkar, S. S. Deshmukh, D. K. Maske
and Y. M. Raghorte
Vet World. 2009; 2(6): 224-224
Abstract
The faeces
of 82 donkeys irrespective of sex and age were collected and
examined for any parasitic ova. The faecal sample of68 donkeys
were infected with: Strongylus sp. (54.87%),
Parascaris sp. (29.26%), Strongyloides sp. (24.39%),
Trichonema sp. (15.85%), Oxyuris sp. (8.53%),
Gastrodiscus sp. (8.53%), Entamoeba sp. (8.53%),
Dictyocaulus sp. (3.65%), and Triodontophorus sp.
(2.43%).
Keywords:
Incidence, Helminth, Donkey, Faecal sample, Parasite, Ova.
