Fecal survey of llamas (Lama glama) in Oregon: incidental recovery of Nematodirus battus

Between September 1985 and March 1987, 243 fecal specimens from llamas (195 adults, 48 crias) were examined for parasite eggs. Of the adults, 78% had at least one type of egg. Trichostrongyles were found in 67% of the adults, Nematodirus spp in 23%, Strongyloides spp in 9%, Capillaria spp in 8%, and...

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Published inJournal of the American Veterinary Medical Association Vol. 191; no. 12; p. 1579
Main Authors Bishop, J K, Rickard, L G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 15.12.1987
Subjects
Animals
Artiodactyla - parasitology
Camelids, New World - parasitology
composicion
composition
disease surveillance
faeces
feces
Feces - parasitology
heces
lama
llama
llamas
Nematoda - isolation & purification
nematode
nematodes
nematodirus
nematodos
Oregon
ova
ovule
ovulo
surveillance epidemiologique
vigilancia de enfermedades
Oregon
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Summary:Between September 1985 and March 1987, 243 fecal specimens from llamas (195 adults, 48 crias) were examined for parasite eggs. Of the adults, 78% had at least one type of egg. Trichostrongyles were found in 67% of the adults, Nematodirus spp in 23%, Strongyloides spp in 9%, Capillaria spp in 8%, and Trichuris spp in 5%. Of the crias, 90% had at least one kind of egg. Trichostrongyles were found in 71% of the crias, Nematodirus spp in 52%, Strongyloides spp in 17%, and Trichuris spp and Capillaria spp in 4% each. Most important, N battus eggs were observed in fecal specimens from 2 crias.
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ISSN:0003-1488
1943-569X