Presence of Gasterophilus species in Arabian horses in Sanliurfa region
Gökçen, A.; Sevgili, M.; Altaş, M.G.ül.; Camkerten, I.
Turkiye Parazitolojii Dergisi 32(4): 337-339
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 1300-6320 PMID: 19156607 Document Number: 616112
In this study, ivermectin was administered orally to112 Arabian horses for detection of Gasterophilus species in the Sanliurfa region between June-July 2006. Eleven (9.82%) Arabian horses were found to be infected by larvae of Gasterophilus spp. A total of 409 third stage larvae (L3) were collected from fecal samples. In the Sanliurfa region, the prevalence of three species of Gasterophilus was identified as follows: Gasterophilus intestinalis (6.25%), G. nasalis (2.67%) and G. pecorum (0.89%).