Survey on control and management practices of equine helminthes infection Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Twenty-nine stud farms were selected in the Medium Paraba region of the Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. After an interview with the person responsible for the animals, faecal samples were collected from mares and analyzed via the EPG technique, faecal cultures, Sedimentation-centrifugo-flotation, and modified Ueno and Baermann techniques. The prevalence of helminths in the mares and in the stud farms was calculated. The stocking rates of pasture, change of horse bedding, absence of pasture rotation, absence of technology in the property, and less frequent treatment of the animals were associated with a greater prevalence of helminths, showing that these variables must be considered in equine control programs. The intensity of the parasitism was also associated with the stocking rate of pasture, absence of dunghill, presence of the animals only in paddocks, lack of technology in the property, less frequent treatment of the animals, and absence of the use of rotation regarding the anthelmintic class.

published proceedings

  • PESQUISA VETERINARIA BRASILEIRA

author list (cited authors)

  • Martins, I., Verocai, G. G., Correia, T. R., Melo, R., Pereira, M., Scott, F. B., & Grisi, L.

citation count

  • 10

complete list of authors

  • Martins, Isabella VF||Verocai, Guilherme G||Correia, Thais R||Melo, Raquel MPS||Pereira, Maria Julia S||Scott, Fabio B||Grisi, Laerte

publication date

  • March 2009