title: First survey of parasitic helminths of goats along the Han River in Hubei Province, China.
abstract: Diseases caused by parasitic helminths cause considerable production and economic losses in livestock worldwide. Understanding the epidemiology of these parasites has important implications for controlling them. The main purpose of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of key parasitic helminths in goats along the Han River in Zhanggang, Hubei Province (from January to December 2014). We used faecal flotation and sedimentation techniques as well as PCR-based DNA sequencing to detect and identify helminths. Results showed that the prevalence of helminths was high throughout the year, particularly for gastrointestinal nematodes. These first findings provide useful baseline information for goat helminths in Zhanggang, and a starting point for the implementation of control programs. With an increased expansion of the goat industry in China, the findings also emphasise the need to undertake prevalence surveys in other regions of China where extensive farming practices are used.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Robin B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Gasser
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Jinrong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Kaixiang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Mingwei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Zongze
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Weiqiang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: Yanqin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Junlong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D006041:Goats; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D006376:Helminths / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*