[Quantitative prevalence of Anoplocephala sp. and egg shedding consistency in horses].
The objective of this work was to determine the quantitative prevalence of Anoplocephala sp. in thoroughbred horses raised in São José dos Pinhais, PR using the modified centrifugal-flotation technique. Repeatability values for the eggs per gram (EPG) were evaluated at 28-day intervals. The coproparasitological tests were made in 28 one-year old animals, 25 two-year old animals and 28 mares during the 2007 period of January 31st and June 15th. In the comparison of EPG, all mares presented low values than the foals (P = 0.04). The prevalence results indicated 50, 18 and 40% Anoplocephala sp. in mares, one-year old and two-year old foals, respectively. The EPG repeatability data indicated that both foal generations (2005 and 2006) showed values above 70% and that the mares showed values higher than 40%, revealing an optimal condition which could be incorporated for breeding program purposes.
De Almeida
Jonatas C
JC
Laboratório de Doenças Parasitárias,Universidade Federal do Paraná, Rua dos Funcionários, 1540, Curitiba, PR 80035-050, Brazil. molento@ufpr.br.
Augusto
Marília De M
Mde M
Da Silva
Thais G
TG
De Toledo
Paula S
PS
De Souza
Damaris F
DF
Antunes
Joaquim
J
Molento
Marcelo B
MB
D000818:Animals; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D006736:Horses / Q000469:parasitology*; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D010986:Platyhelminths / Q000302:isolation & purification*