title: First survey of helminths in adult goats in Hunan Province, China.
abstract: The objective of the present survey was to reveal the prevalence of helminths in adult goats in Hunan Province, the People's Republic of China. From July 2010 through February 2013, a total of 479 goats slaughtered in local abattoirs and markets were examined for the presence of helminths using a helminthological approach. Eighty-six percent of the examined goats were infected with at least one species of helminths. In total, 15 genera of helminths were found representing 2 phyla, 3 classes, 5 orders, and 11 families. Oesophago-stomum, Ostertagia and Haemonchus were the most prevailing nematode genera, Eurytrema was the predominant trematode genus detected, whereas the infection of adult goats with cestodes was not common, with Cysticercus tenuicollis being the most common genus. The worm burdens showed obvious seasonal variation in that nematodes and cestodes were abundant in summer and winter, and the trematodes peaked in winter, which was consistent with the seasonal precipitation of Hunan Province. The geographical distribution of helminths in goats ascended with altitude. Goats in the mountainous areas were more severely infected with helminths than goats in the hilly areas, whereas infection of goats with helminths was much less in the lake areas. The present investigation highlights the high prevalence of helminths in adult goats in Hunan Province, China, which provides baseline data for assessing the effectiveness of future prevention and controlling measures against helminth infection in adult goats in this province and elsewhere.
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan Province 410128, PR China.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Xiangxi Vocational and Technical College for Nationalities, Jishou, Hunan Province 416000, PR China.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Xiangxi Vocational and Technical College for Nationalities, Jishou, Hunan Province 416000, PR China.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Huaihua Vocational and Technical College, Huaihua, Hunan Province 418000, PR China.
authors.forename: Q C
authors.initials: QC
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Loudi Animal Husbandry and Fishery Bureau, Loudi, Hunan Province 417000, PR China.
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: Changsha Animal Health Supervision Institute, Changsha, Hunan Province 410006, PR China.
authors.forename: X J
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Hunan Animal Health Supervision Institute, Changsha, Hunan Province 410007, PR China.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Changde, Hunan Province 415000, PR China.
authors.forename: L Z
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan Province 410128, PR China.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan Province 410128, PR China.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005843:Geography; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D006041:Goats; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D006376:Helminths / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D059208:Parasite Load; D015995:Prevalence; D012621:Seasons