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Comparison of infestation of gastrointestinal helminth parasites in locally available equines in Peshawar, Pakistan
 
Farzana Perveen* and Muhammad Kashif
Department of Zoology, Hazara University, Garden Campus, Mansehra-21300, Pakistan
 
Abstract

During September-2010 to January-2011, the present research was conducted to compare infestation of gastrointestinal helminth parasites in local equines in different areas of Peshawar, Pakistan. For this purpose, 96 faecal samples of E. ferus, 81 of E. asinus and 31 of E. mulus were collected. In E. ferus, maximum Parascarum equirum (66.66%), minimum Delafondia vulgaris larvae and Trichurus ovis (each 2.08%) and no infestation of Alfortia edentata larvae were found. In E. asinus, maximum Parascarum equirum (66.66%), minimum Oxyuris equi (2.46%) and no infestation of Alfortia edentata larvae, Anoplocephala sp. and Trichurus ovis were found. In E. mulus, maximum Parascarum equirum (61.29%), minimum Apophalus donicus, Delafondia vulgaris larvae and Oxyuris equi (each 3.22%), and no infestation of Alfortia edentata larvae and Trichurus ovis were found. When compared three equines, E. ferus was found the most significantly affected on the bases of number and types of gastrointestinal helminth parasites. The young stages equines, those were highly effective to gastrointestinal helminth parasites have more stunted growth. This study shows that working equines in Pakistan are infected with middle to low range of gastrointestinal helminth parasites.

Keywords: Equines, Equus asinus, Equus ferus caballus, Equus mulus, gastrointestinal helminth parasites, hinny, infestation, mule, Peshawar
 
To cite this article: Perveen F and M Kashif, 2012 Comparison of infestation of gastrointestinal helminth parasites in locally available equines in Peshawar, Pakistan. Res. Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 2(6), 412-417.
 
 
 
 

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