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- Title
THE FIRST DETECTION OF Acuaria spinosa IN PHEASANTS.
- Authors
Pavlović, Ivan; Floristean, lulia; Floristean, Viorel; Ivanović, Snežana; Kulisić, Zoran; llič, živka; Jovičić, Dubravka
- Abstract
Parasitoses caused by the Acuariidae helminths sporadically occur in both free-living and artificially bred pheasant populations (Phasianus colchicus L). In order to verify this situation, an investigation with the aim of detecting the Acuaria species, infection on seven pheasant farms in Serbia and Romania, was carried out. A total of 127 adult birds were examined.The collected nematodes were identified by their morphometric characteristics. The three different Acuar/aspecies were identified including: Cheilospirura (Acuaria) hamulosa, Dyspharinx(Acuaria) spiralisand Acuaria spinosa. The parasites identified as the Acuaria spinosa species had equal lips and furrow cuticula. Both parasites had four spiny cordons 'which did not exceed a third of the anterior of the esophagus. The tail was short and rounded. Eggs were ellipsoid, thick shelled, embryonated, 0.039-0.41 urn long by 0.025-0.027 urn wide. Furthermore, thefirst parasite's body length was 32 urn, with a width of 0.336 urn (maximal width at the middle of the body). Four spiny cordons were 0.797 urn long, and the cylindrical pharings were 0.018 pm long. The vulva lies just posterior to the middle of the body, 3.56 urn from the anterior end, 51 % of the total body length (TBL) from the anterior end. The anus lies at 0.25 pm from the posterior end. The body length of the second parasite was 34 pm with a width of 0.367 pm. Spiny cordons 'which did not exceed a third of the anterior of the oesophagus were 0.809 pm long, and the cylindrical pharings were 0.021 pm long. The vulva lies just posterior to the middle of the body, 5.64 pm from the anterior end, 57 % of the total body length (TBL) from the anterior end. The anus lies at 0.28 pm from the posterior end. According to the authors knowledge this is the first detection of the Acuaria spinosa in pheasants (Phasianus colchicusL.).
- Subjects
SERBIA; ROMANIA; RING-necked pheasant; HELMINTHS; PHEASANTS; PARASITES
- Publication
Slovenian Veterinary Research / Slovenski Veterinarski Zbornik, 2014, Vol 51, Issue 1, p5
- ISSN
1580-4003
- Publication type
Article