A survey of seasonal patterns in strongyle faecal worm egg counts of working equids of the central midlands and lowlands, Ethiopia

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 637-642

  Getachew, M ^a,c   Feseha, G ^a   Trawford, A ^b   Reid, S W J ^c  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b THE DONKEY SANCTUARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Donkeys equids; Eggs output; Ethiopia; Seasonality; Strongyles

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ETHIOPIA; FECES; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HORSE; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; STRONGYLE INFECTION; STRONGYLOIDEA;

ANIMALS; EQUIDAE; ETHIOPIA; FECES; FEMALE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; SEASONS; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; STRONGYLOIDEA;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS ASINUS; STRONGYLES;

EID: 55949114189     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-008-9142-5     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. S.M Austin 1994 Large strongyles in horses Compendium and Continuing Education for Practicing Veterinarian 16 650 656
2. Cannon, R.M. and Roe, R.T, 1982. Livestock disease surveys: a field manual for veterinarians. Australian Bureau of animal health, Commonwealth of Australia. pp 35.
3. J.H. Drudge E.T. Lyons 1977 Pathology of infection with internal parasites of horses The blue book for veterinarian 27 267 275
4. J.L. Duncan 1973 The life cycle, pathogenesis and epidemiology of S. vulgaris in the horses Equine Veterinary Journal 5 20 25
5. J.L. Duncan S. Love 1991 Preliminary observation on an alternative strategy for the control of horse strongyles Equine Veterinary Journal 23 226 228
6. ENMSA, 1998. Ethiopian National Metrology Service Agency, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
7. M. Eysker J. Jansen F.N.J. Kooyman M.H. Mirck T.M. Wensing 1986 Comparison of two control systems for cyathostome infection in the horse and further aspects of the epidemiology of their infections Veterinary Parasitology 22 105 112
8. M. Eysker J.H. Boersema F.N.J. Kooyman 1990 Seasonally inhibited development of cyathostominae nematodes in Shetland ponies in The Netherlands Veterinary Parasitology 36 259 264
9. M. Eysker J. Jansen M.H. Mirck 1984 Inhibited development of cyathostominae in the horse in the early third stage Research in Veterinary Science 37 355 356
10. Feseha, G., Mohammed, A., Yilma, J.M., 1991. Vermicular endoparasitism in donkeys of Debre Zeit and Menagesha, Ethiopia: strategic treatment with ivermectin and fenbendazole. In: D. Fielding and R.A. Pearson (eds). Donkeys, mules and horses in tropical agricultural development. Proceedings of a colloquium, 3-6 September, 1990. Edinburgh, Scotland. pp. 156-166.
11. Feseha, G., Alemu, G., Friew, K., Abule, I., Ketema, Y., 1997. An overview of donkey utilization and management in Ethiopia. In: S. Starkey and D. Fielding (eds). Donkeys, people and development. pp. 46-52.
12. Getachew, M.A., 1999. Epidemiological studies on the health and welfare of the Ethiopian donkeys, with particular reference to parasitic disease. (Unpublished MVM thesis, University of Glasgow Veterinary School).
13. H.H. Gomez J.R. Georgi 1991 Equine helminth infections control by selective chemotherapy Equine Veterinary Journal 23 198 200
14. D.K. Hass 1979 Equine parasitism Veterinary Practice: Veterinary Medicine/Small Animal Clinician 74 742 748
15. R.P. Herd 1986 Epidemiology and control of equine strongylosis at Newmarket Equine Veterinary Journal 18 447 452
16. S. Love J.L. Duncan 1992 The development of naturally acquired cyathostome infection in ponies Veterinary Parasitology 44 127 142
17. W.M.C. Miller 1953 The general problem of parasitic infestation in horse Veterinary Record 65 213 216
18. MAFF, 1984. Manual of Veterinary Investigation Laboratory Techniques. Reference book 390, Vol. 2. London, UK.
19. MOA, 2004. Ministry of Agriculture, Ada-liben, Akaki and Boset Bureaus of Agriculture, Ethiopia.
20. E. Osterman J. Hoglund Ljungstrom O. Nilsson A. Uggla 1999 A field survey on the distribution of strongyle infection of horses in Sweden and factors affecting faecal egg counts Equine Veterinary Journal 31 68 72
21. Pandey, V.S., Khallaayoune, K., Ouhelli, H., Dakkak, A., 1994. Parasites of donkeys in Africa. In: M. Bakkoury and R.A. Prentis (eds). Working Equines. Proceedings of the second International Colloquium, 22-24 April, 1994. Rabat, Morocco. pp. 35-44.
22. D. Poynter 1954 Seasonal fluctuation in the number of strongyle egg passed by horses Veterinary Record 66 74 78
23. R Development Core Team (2004). R: A language and environment for statistical computing. R foundation for statistical computing, Vienna, Australia. ISBN 3-900051-07-0, URL http://www.R-project.org.
24. Soulsby, E.J.L., 1982. Helminths, arthropods and protozoa of domesticated animals (7th ed). Baillier Tindall. London, UK.
25. Starkey, P., 1994. Donkey utilisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: recent chances and apparent needs. In: M. Bakkoury and R.A. Prentis (eds). Working Equines. Proceedings of the second International Colloquium, 22-24 April, 1994. Rabat, Morocco. pp. 22-24.
26. Starkey, P., Starkey, M., 1997. Regional and world trends in donkey population. In: S. Starkey and D. Fielding (eds). Donkeys, people and development. pp. 10-21.
27. Svendsen, E.D., 1997. Donkeys abroad. The Professional Handbook of The Donkey (3rd ed). Whittet Books Limited. London, UK.
28. Svendsen, E.D., 1994. The main types of parasites affecting donkeys' health in various parts of the world. In: M. Bakkoury and R.A. Prentis (eds). Working Equines. Proceedings of the second International Colloquium, 22-24 April, 1994. Rabat, Morocco. pp. 23-34.
29. S. Tembely 1998 Development and survival of infective larvae of nematode parasites of sheep on pasture in a cool tropical environment Veterinary Parasitology 79 81 87
30. Thrushfield, M., 1995. Veterinary epidemiology (2nd ed). Black well science Ltd. Oxford, UK. pp 296-311.
31. Uhlinger, C.A., 1993. Use of faecal egg count data in equine practice, Compendium and Continuing Education for Practicing Veterinarian, 15, 742-748.
32. Yilma, J.M., Feseha, G., Svendsen, E.D. Mohammed, A., 1991. Health problems of working donkeys in Debre Zeit and Menagesha regions of Ethiopia. In: D. Fielding and R.A. Pearson (eds). Donkeys, mules and horses in tropical agricultural development. Proceedings of a colloquium, 3-6 September, 1990. Edinburgh, Scotland. pp. 151-155.