Helmints of digestive and respiratory system of rabbits in Ankara and districts

Guerler A. T., Doganay A.

ANKARA UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI, vol.54, no.2, pp.105-109, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 54 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Journal Name: ANKARA UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.105-109
  • Keywords: Ankara, helminth, rabbit, ORYCTOLAGUS-CUNICULUS L, LEPUS-EUROPAEUS PALLAS, WILD RABBIT, SYLVILAGUS-FLORIDANUS, COTTONTAIL RABBITS, MOUNTAIN HARES, TIMIDUS L, PARASITES, PREVALENCE, SEX
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

This study was undertaken to determine the helminths of digestive and respiratory system of domesticated and wild rabbits in Ankara and districts. For this purpose 102 domesticated and 8 wild of total 110 rabbits were examined through necropsy and 502 rabbits were examined through fecal examinations. According to necropsy results 11 of rabbits (10%) and fecal examinations 31 of rabbits (18%) were observed to be infected. It was found that Passalurus ambiguus 6.36%, Nematodirus leporis 2.73%, Trichostrongylus retortaeformis 2.73%, Trichuris sp. 1.82%, Dicrocoelium dendriticum 1.82% in necropsy and Strongyloides sp. eggs 5.18%, P. ambiguus eggs 0.99% in fecal examinations. In this study, 6 different helminths were determined. In addition to these, Linguatula serrata nymph was found in the lung of one rabbit.