Epidemiological Study of the gastro – intestinal nematodes of horses in AL- Najaf Govornorate

	Epidemiological Study of the gastro – intestinal nematodes of horses in AL- Najaf Govornorate
journal of kerbala university
Article 1, Volume 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 95-101 PDF (0 K)
Abstract
After examination of (137) faecal samples of horses from different regions of Al-Najaf governorate from the first of February to the end of October 2005 . The study revealed infection of horses with Larg red worms Strongylus spp. (27.7 %) , & the infection Percentages of S . vulgaris , S . edentatus and S . equines were (13.8%) , (9.4%) and (4.3%) respectively , While the percentage of infection with the small red worm (33.3%) and the higher percentage was with Trichonema spp. (27%) while the Triodontophorus spp. (6.5%) . The study also revealed infection of the horses with Parascaris eqourum & Trichostrongylus axei at rates (16%) & (3.6%) respectively & the Habronema spp. Worm was recorded with (2.18%) .The year months have significant effect of P < 0.01 on the infection rates in all worm except P. eqourum & the higher rates were at April & March , on the other hand lower rates were at August & July .Significant effect of P < 0.01 detected for the year months on the worms eggs number which reach the maximum numbers at April and March .

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