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Epidemiological observations on stomach worms of horses in Morocco

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

V. S. Pandey ,
H. Ouhelli  and
A. Elkhalfane
V. S. Pandey
Affiliation:
Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, B.P. 704, Rabat-Agdal, Morocco
H. Ouhelli
Affiliation:
Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, B.P. 704, Rabat-Agdal, Morocco
A. Elkhalfane
Affiliation:
Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, B.P. 704, Rabat-Agdal, Morocco
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Abstract

Six to nine horses per month (total of 94 in a year) were examined for stomach worms in the Settat region of Morocco. All the animals were infected by at least one helminth species. Habronema muscae occurred in 95–8%, H. majits in 75.6% and Trichostrongylus axeiin 80.9% of horses. Polyparasitism was observed in 93.6% of horses. Both for Habronema spp. and T. axei the peak worm burden was observed in November and minimum in June. The infection pattern Habronema spp. was directly related to the period of activity of fly vectors.

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Research Article
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 55 , Issue 3 , September 1981 , pp. 155 - 160
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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