Background: Effective and sustainable worm control in horses would benefit from detailed information about the current regional occurrence of tapeworms. Different diagnostic methods are currently available to detect Anoplocephala spp. infections in horses. However, the format as well as the...
Author(s)
Jürgenschellert, L.; Krücken, J.; Austin, C. J.; Lightbody, K. L.; Bousquet, E.; Samson-Himmelstjerna, G. von
Publisher
BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
Citation
Parasites and Vectors, 2020, 13, 462, pp (10 September 2020)
For this study, 724 gastrointestinal tracts of slaughter horses were investigated to determine the prevalence, intensity of Anoplocephala perfoliata and tapeworm development stages over the second, third and fourth quarter of 2012 and the first quarter of 2013. For each positive horse, faecal...
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Tomczuk, K.; Kostro, K.; Grzybek, M.; Szczepaniak, K.; Studzińska, M.; Demkowska-Kutrzepa, M.; Roczeń-Karczmarz, M.
Publisher
Springer Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany
Citation
Parasitology Research, 2015, 114, 2, pp 767-772
We investigated the prevalence of equine tapeworms, Anoplocephala spp., in Danish horses during a seven-year period assessed by coprological analysis. The data material included >11,000 observations distributed over the period 2009-2015, and four major geographic regions in Denmark representing...
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Engell-Sørensen, K.; Pall, A.; Damgaard, C.; Holmstrup, M.
Publisher
Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports, 2018, 12, pp 22-25
In Iceland, there is at least 1 horse for every 5 human inhabitants, mostly kept on uncultivated rangelands. Although the Icelandic horse is considered robust compared with other breeds, it is nevertheless susceptible to disease. Few studies have investigated the prevalence of intestinal parasites...
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Hreinsdóttir, I.; Hreinsdóttir, A.; Eydal, M.; Tysnes, K. R.; Robertson, L. J.
Publisher
American Society of Parasitologists, Lawrence, USA
Citation
Journal of Parasitology, 2019, 105, 2, pp 379-386
Context: Parasite control is an essential part of a broader equine health-management strategy and is often completely administered by the horse owner, with little or no supporting evidence on which to base decisions. Practical and sound advice relies on knowledge of the resident parasite species,...
Author(s)
Beasley, A. M.; Kotze, A. C.; Barnes, T. S.; Coleman, G. T.
Publisher
CSIRO, Collingwood, Australia
Citation
Animal Production Science, 2020, 60, 18, pp 2131-2144
Equine tapeworm infection has gained increasing attention over the past few decades and a number of research studies have already been published. These focus primarily on the most common of the 3 tapeworm species, Anoplocephala perfoliata, although some new information has also been generated for...
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK
Citation
Equine Veterinary Education, 2016, 28, 7, pp 388-395
Although several techniques exist for the detection of equine tapeworms in serum and feces, the differential diagnosis of tapeworm infection is usually based on postmortem findings and the morphological identification of eggs in feces. In this study, a multiplex polymerase chain reaction...
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Bohórquez, G. A.; Luzón, M.; Martín-Hernández, R.; Meana, A.
Publisher
Elsevier B. V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Veterinary Parasitology, 2015, 207, 1/2, pp 56-63
Reasons for performing study: Colic is an important health problem in managed horse populations. Currently, there is limited information about colic prevalence and risk factors for colic in working horse populations. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of, and risk factors for, colic in a...
Author(s)
Salem, S. E.; Scantlebury, C. E.; Ezzat, E.; Abdelaal, A. M.; Archer, D. C.
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Equine Veterinary Journal, 2017, 49, 2, pp 201-206
Background: Anthelmintic resistance combined with limited chemotherapeutic options has prompted a change in approaches to control of equine helminth infections. Targeted selective treatment strategies use diagnostics to reduce anthelmintic use by treating individuals with worm burdens or egg...
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Lightbody, K. L.; Matthews, J. B.; Kemp-Symonds, J. G.; Lambert, P. A.; Austin, C. J.
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Equine Veterinary Journal, 2018, 50, 2, pp 213-219
The autopsy of 487 slaughter horses revealed the presence of Anoplocephala perfoliata in 36 animals. The invasions varied in the intensity (3 to 2,069 tapeworms) and in the level of tapeworms' proglottid maturity. Twenty nine horses were found to contain tapeworms with gravid proglottid. Fecal...
Author(s)
Tomczuk, K.; Kostro, K.; Szczepaniak, K. O.; Grzybek, M.; Studzińska, M.; Demkowska-Kutrzepa, M.; Roczeń-Karczmarz, M.
Publisher
Springer Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany
Citation
Parasitology Research, 2014, 113, 6, pp 2401-2406