title: [Fecal examination of Shami goats from Damascus with respiratory syndrome].
abstract: This study was carried out in order to determine the prevalence of helminth species and their relation to the respiratory syndrome in Damascus goats bred in Hatay, Turkey. Fecal samples obtained from 130 Shami goats with respiratory signs including coughing, growling respiration and mucopurulent discharge were examined using the Fulleborne's salt saturated flotation, Benedek sedimentation and Baerman Wetzel methods. Helminth invasions were commonly observed in the goats. Of these goats, 68.46% were found to be infected by various helminth species. Besides this, 30% of the goats were infected with Eimeria species. The percentage of lung nematodes causing respiratory syndrome in goats was found to be 18.46. In conclusion, the goats with respiratory syndrome should also be examined for lung nematodes.
authors.affiliation: Mustafa Kemal Universitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dali, Antakya, Hatay, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yaman
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gökçen
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Güzel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D006041:Goats; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D008168:Lung / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013577:Syndrome; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology