Study on Strongyle Infection of Donkeys and Horses in Hosaena District, Southern Ethiopia

Mesfin Mathewos,1 Haben Fesseha,2 Metages Yirgalem3 1Department of Veterinary Pathology, Wolaita Sodo University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia; 2Department of Veterinary Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, Wolaita Sodo University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Wolaita Sodo, Eth...

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Autores principales:	Mathewos M, Fesseha H, Yirgalem M
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e420bd8356eb4e6a95bdf35be1a17b3b2021-12-02T16:32:12ZStudy on Strongyle Infection of Donkeys and Horses in Hosaena District, Southern Ethiopia2230-2034https://doaj.org/article/e420bd8356eb4e6a95bdf35be1a17b3b2021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/study-on-strongyle-infection-of-donkeys-and-horses-in-hosaena-district-peer-reviewed-article-VMRRhttps://doaj.org/toc/2230-2034Mesfin Mathewos,1 Haben Fesseha,2 Metages Yirgalem3 1Department of Veterinary Pathology, Wolaita Sodo University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia; 2Department of Veterinary Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, Wolaita Sodo University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia; 3Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Haramaya University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Harari, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Mesfin Mathewos Email mathewosme23@gmail.comIntroduction: Gastrointestinal helminth parasite infection is a major influencing factor against the profitability of working equines all over the world.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Hosaena district to investigate the prevalence and the potential risk factors of strongyle infection. To address this, 384 equines; donkeys (n = 208), and horses (n = 176) were randomly selected for the coprological examination to identify strongyle eggs using the floatation technique.Results: The study revealed that the overall prevalence of strongyle infection in the Hosaena district was 54.2% and the respective prevalence was 59.1% and 48.2.0% in donkeys and horses, respectively. Strongyles’ infection rates in equines were 56.3%, 53.2%, and 56.6% in young, adult, and old animals, respectively, while the rates were 52.8% and 57.1% in male and female animals. Equids with a good body condition were highly prone to strongyle infection than equines with poor and medium body condition, and equids used for transport and packing, cart pulling, and no purpose were highly infected than those used for packing and transport purposes. A significant variation (P< 0.05) was shown in the statistical analysis between the equines and the prevalence of strongyle infection. However, the occurrence of strongyle infection was not significantly (P> 0.05) associated with age, sex, and body condition score of equines.Conclusion: Hence, strongyles infection is widely distributed in equines in the study area. Further research, including broad sample sizes of gastrointestinal nematodes in all equines, should therefore be recommended for strategic prevention and control measures in order to understand the severity of the disease.Keywords: Donkeys, Horses, Hosaena, Prevalence, StrongylesMathewos MFesseha HYirgalem MDove Medical PressarticledonkeyshorseshosaenaprevalencestrongylesVeterinary medicineSF600-1100ENVeterinary Medicine: Research and Reports, Vol Volume 12, Pp 67-73 (2021)
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description	Mesfin Mathewos,1 Haben Fesseha,2 Metages Yirgalem3 1Department of Veterinary Pathology, Wolaita Sodo University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia; 2Department of Veterinary Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, Wolaita Sodo University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia; 3Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Haramaya University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Harari, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Mesfin Mathewos Email mathewosme23@gmail.comIntroduction: Gastrointestinal helminth parasite infection is a major influencing factor against the profitability of working equines all over the world.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Hosaena district to investigate the prevalence and the potential risk factors of strongyle infection. To address this, 384 equines; donkeys (n = 208), and horses (n = 176) were randomly selected for the coprological examination to identify strongyle eggs using the floatation technique.Results: The study revealed that the overall prevalence of strongyle infection in the Hosaena district was 54.2% and the respective prevalence was 59.1% and 48.2.0% in donkeys and horses, respectively. Strongyles’ infection rates in equines were 56.3%, 53.2%, and 56.6% in young, adult, and old animals, respectively, while the rates were 52.8% and 57.1% in male and female animals. Equids with a good body condition were highly prone to strongyle infection than equines with poor and medium body condition, and equids used for transport and packing, cart pulling, and no purpose were highly infected than those used for packing and transport purposes. A significant variation (P< 0.05) was shown in the statistical analysis between the equines and the prevalence of strongyle infection. However, the occurrence of strongyle infection was not significantly (P> 0.05) associated with age, sex, and body condition score of equines.Conclusion: Hence, strongyles infection is widely distributed in equines in the study area. Further research, including broad sample sizes of gastrointestinal nematodes in all equines, should therefore be recommended for strategic prevention and control measures in order to understand the severity of the disease.Keywords: Donkeys, Horses, Hosaena, Prevalence, Strongyles
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title	Study on Strongyle Infection of Donkeys and Horses in Hosaena District, Southern Ethiopia
title_short	Study on Strongyle Infection of Donkeys and Horses in Hosaena District, Southern Ethiopia
title_full	Study on Strongyle Infection of Donkeys and Horses in Hosaena District, Southern Ethiopia
title_fullStr	Study on Strongyle Infection of Donkeys and Horses in Hosaena District, Southern Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed	Study on Strongyle Infection of Donkeys and Horses in Hosaena District, Southern Ethiopia
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Study on Strongyle Infection of Donkeys and Horses in Hosaena District, Southern Ethiopia

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