Helminths and gastrointestinal protozoa in equines of Corrientes, Argentina
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Equines, argentinean northeast, nematoda, protozoa, prevalenceAbstract
The objective of this work was to evaluate the gastrointestinal parasites of equines coming from eight localities of the Province of Corrientes, Argentina. By means of concentration techniques, 30 fecal samples were examined in order to identify the helminths and protozoa and to estimate the general and specific prevalence. A general prevalence of P=50% and four taxa (S=4), represented by two protozoa, Blastocystis sp (P=3.3%) and Eimeria sp (P=16.6%) and two nematodes, Strongylus sp (P=13%)and Cyathostomun sp (P=20%.), were recorded. Most reports on parasites in equines refer to nematodes, so the registration of protozoa is a novel contribution to knowledge on the subject. Regarding the identified nematodes, they have been reported in different provinces of Argentina and the large strongyls represent the lowest prevalence while the small strongyls, Cyathostomun genus, represent the highest prevalence. Our findings contribute to the knowledge on the subject and highlight the need of the implementation of sanitary measures in order to control transmission, and to keep parasitic loads below levels that potentially affect the health, productivity or performance of horses.
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