title: Presence of Gasterophilus species in Arabian horses in Sanliurfa region.
abstract: In this study, ivermectin was administered orally to112 Arabian horses for detection of Gasterophilus species in the Sanliurfa region between June-July 2006. Eleven (9.82%) Arabian horses were found to be infected by larvae of Gasterophilus spp. A total of 409 third stage larvae (L3) were collected from fecal samples. In the Sanliurfa region, the prevalence of three species of Gasterophilus was identified as follows: Gasterophilus intestinalis (6.25%), G. nasalis (2.67%) and G. pecorum (0.89%).
authors.affiliation: Harran Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dali, Sanliurfa, Turkey. agokcen@harran.edu.tr
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gökçen
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sevgili
authors.forename: Mehtap Gül
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Altaş
authors.forename: Ilker
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Camkerten
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000145:classification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D006736:Horses; D007306:Insecticides / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007814:Larva / Q000145:classification; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D007559:Ivermectin