This article considers the common endoparasites and ectoparasites of the goat, and some of the problems the clinician may have in treating and preventing them. In simple terms goats are susceptible to nematodes, liver fluke and protozoa, and also to lice and mange mites. Many of the species...

Enteric diseases in calves are among the main causes of loss in bovine farming, caused by bacteria, viruses and parasites, often, in association with each other. Literature data report that 57% of mortality in calves ageing from 0 to six months, particularly in the first four weeks of life, is due...

Pig gastrointestinal parasites still represent a limiting factor for livestock production today, being one of the mass pathologies capable of negatively affecting the company's profitability. Roundworms, strongyles, whipworms and coccidia have always represented a real obstacle to the full...

Parasites infecting cats include protozoa, helminths and arthropods. Many are also transmissible to humans. Effective control relies on knowledge of parasite distribution and risk factors for infection. The present study was aimed at evaluating prevalence of major feline parasites in Italy. Over a...

Unlike feline viral infectious diseases, some vector-borne pathogens and parasites of cats are still underestimated. However, the changing of climate, environment, ecology, and the movement of domestic animals may affect the spreading of vector-borne pathogens and parasites, some of which have...

Information on parasitic diseases of dogs and cats requires constant updating, especially for veterinarian practitioners. Indeed, while the management of endemic parasites is largely accepted, other species, which are outside the national territory, are often overlooked until they suddenly emerge. ...

This chapter reviews the epidemiology, vectorial transmission, clinical symptomatology, diagnosis, treatment, drug resistance, and prevention/control of several vector-borne diseases of cats and dogs, including those for leishamaniasis, dirofilariosis, bartonellosis, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis,...

Sera from 65 wild boars were collected from Campania e Calabria regions and tested for antibodies to virus of swine vesicular disease, pestivirus, Aujeszky disease, Hepatitis E, swine influenza, to bacteria Brucella spp. and protozoa (T. gondii). Inspection by artificial digestion of diaphragm...

This article reviews the two main heartworm diseases in dogs and cats: heartworm disease, Dirofilaria immitis and subcutaneous filariasis, D. repens, in all their aspects: epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic. While D. immitis plays a very important role from a clinical point of...

Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium spp., coccidia and gastrointestinal strongyles are among the most common and important parasites of the gastrointestinal tract of domestic ruminants worldwide. These parasites can have a high negative impact on the health, welfare and production of small...