title: Parasites Determined by Fecal Examination in Horses in Erzurum.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to determine the parasites present in horses belonging to the Erzurum Province.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fecal samples were collected from 76 horses of different ages, genders and breeds in Erzurum. Individual fecal samples were collected and examined by flotation and sedimentation methods.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The following species were detected: strongylid egg (57.89%), Parascaris equorum (10.52%), Dicrocoelium dendriticum (2.63%), Fasciola spp. (2.63%) eggs, and Eimeria spp. oocysts (5.26%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Equine animals are significantly infected with Strongylosis in the Erzurum Province, and effective parasite control measures should initiated.
authors.affiliation: Atatürk Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, Erzurum, Türkiye. balkayaibrahim@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Hamza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Avcıoğlu
authors.forename: Esin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Güven
authors.forename: İbrahim
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Balkaya
authors.forename: Şevki
authors.initials: Ş
authors.lastname: Yavuz
authors.forename: Uğur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Abay
authors.forename: Muzaffer
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akyüz
authors.forename: Ömer
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Eltas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006736:Horses; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D033661:Oocysts; D010270:Parasite Egg Count / Q000662:veterinary; D013319:Strongyle Infections, Equine / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D013320:Strongyloidea / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology