The incidence of parasitism in native goats raised in Bavi district (Hatay) and those imported from USA and raised in the Goat and Rabbit Research Centre of Bavi, Turkey, was studied. The incidence of infection in native goats was 88.95%, which involved gastrointestinal parasites like Fasciola spp. ...

More than 100 faecal samples were collected from Brahman calves aged <3 months from a farm in Phung Thuong, Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam, and examined for parasites. The most prevalent parasite was Strongyloides (83%), followed by Ascaris (49%), coccidia (43%), strongyles (25%) and cestodes (2%). Strongyloides was present in 7-day-old calves, Ascaris and coccidia were present in...

This report analyses the impact of COVID-19 on wildlife conservation, opportunities and challenges for improving the effectiveness of current and future conservation programmes in Vietnam, and proposes solutions for post-pandemic conservation. It was based on a secondary literature review on the...

100 dogs were autopsied, and the numbers of male and female hookworms (Ancylostoma) in their intestines were counted. The number of hookworm eggs in 5 g of faeces was also counted, by the McMaster method, and the data was processed to establish the relationship between hookworm numbers and egg...

The prevalence of duck helminthoses in the provinces of Can Tho and Tra Vinh in the Mekong delta was investigated. 10 234 specimens of helminths were collected from 671 necropsied ducks of different ages. The prevalence of infection was 85.69%, being 85.22% in Can Tho and 86.42% in Tra Vinh. Based...

The pharmaceutical effects of stemone tubercle extracts on the ectoparasites of animals were studied to determine the appropriate extracting medium, suitable therapeutic doses and tick killing concentrations. The results showed that the most appropriate medium for extraction was chlorhydric acid....

Heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) disease in 485 dogs in five provinces of the Mekong Delta were investigated by necropsy and blood examination [date not given]. Based on postmortem examination, 58.97% of the dogs were infected. The incidence and infection intensity increased with age, with dogs more ...

Autopsies of 708 ducks of varying ages including 406 field migrating ducks and 302 ducks raised in the household gardens in 3 communes of the Thot Not district (Can Tho province) were conducted to study worm infection. The general prevalence of the infestation was 74.43%. A higher prevalence (85%)...

203 Sind crossbred cattle from the M'drac district, Vietnam, were examined for blood parasites [date not given]. Trypanosoma evansi was the commonest isolate (10.3%), followed by Babesia spp. (4.43%), Anaplasma spp. and Theileria spp. (6.4%). The prevalence of haemoparasitism increased with age....

Faecal samples from 128 goats, containing abomasum worm eggs were incubated to study their hatchability. Haemonchus eggs showed the highest hatchability (100%) followed by Trichostrongylus and Ostertagia eggs. Cooperia eggs had the lowest hatchability (88%). The eclosion was temperature dependent,...