Abstract
The prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in young camels in Bahrain is reported for the first time. Six genera of parasites were found. The nematodes observed were Haemonchus contortus (36.47%), Nematodirus spathiger (30.59%) and Trichuris sp. (10.6%); the only cestode recorded was Moniezia expansa (2.4%). The incidence of Eimeria dromedarii was 20%. Single, double, triple and quadruple parasitic infestation occurred in 41.2, 33.5, 19.4 and 5.9% of the infected animals, respectively. Balantidium coli, a protozoan parasite, was occasionally seen in young camels suffering from diarrhea at the time of sampling.
Citation
ID:
150810
Ref Key:
abubakr2000revueprevalence