Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Horses of Central Mexico

Abstract

Equines are affected by a large number of endoparasites, these can cause gastrointestinal signs, respiratory, poor performance, slow growth and even cause sudden death. The presence of parasites can be associated with various factors related to the animal and environmental or geographical factors. The prevalence of gastrointestinal parasite infection and risk factors in horses were evaluated. Stool samples belonging to 218 horses from different regions of central Mexico were analyzed by coproparasitological concentration-flotation technique. The fecal examinations were carried out from February to August in 2017. Among the 218 samples that were examined, 103 (47.24%) were found to be positive with several gastrointestinal parasites, with Strongylus spp. being the most prevalent (23.85%) followed by Trichostrongylus spp. (21.56%) and Parascaris spp. (11.93%). Breed and place of origin were significantly associated with helminth infection. Sex was associated as a significant risk factor (p < 0.01) with the infection by Strongylus spp. on females and by Anoplocephala, on males. In central Mexico, gastrointestinal helminth infection appears to be relatively low.

Epizootiology of gastrointestinal parasites in equines of Kashmir valley, India

“…Among these endoparasitic infections, the most common and pathogenic nematode parasites originate from the family Strongylidae and the subfamilies Cyathostominae and Strongylinae (Jürgenschellert et al 2022). Breed, sex and geographic location are risk factors associated with susceptibility to infection (Romero et al 2020) and in order to develop the suitable control strategies for the parasitic infections in equines, there is a need to map out the parasitic fauna of equines from every geographical area of the world. In Jammu and Kashmir, the incidence of parasitic infections in equines has been reported by very few workers (Katoch et al 2006a, Pandit et al 2008, Maria et al 2012, Singh et al 2012) from different regions, but no work has been carried out on the equines of major tourist destinations (Pahalgam, Sonmarg and Gulmarg) of Kashmir valley, where adequate number of equines are present.…”