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- Title
Prevalence and diagnosis of parasites of the stomach and small intestine in horses in south-west England.
- Authors
Morgan, E. R.; Hetzel, N.; Povah, C.; Coles, G. C.
- Abstract
Parasites were extracted from the stomach and small intestine of 118 horses at slaughter. The most abundant species was the tapeworm Anoplocephala perfoliata. Maximum likelihood analysis was used to investigate the relationship between the number of worms and their total weight, and the ability of an antibody-based ELISA to diagnose the level of infection. The total weight of tapeworms increased towards a maximum as the number of worms increased, suggesting a population density-dependent constraint on the weight. The number of A perfoliata present could be predicted approximately from the results of the ELZSA. Although wide variation in EUSA optical densities confound interpretation in individual animals, tests on groups of animals could provide a useful reflection of overall levels of infection.
- Subjects
ENGLAND; PARASITES; STOMACH; SMALL intestine; TAPEWORMS; HORSE diseases; VETERINARY parasitology; VETERINARY medicine
- Publication
Veterinary Record: Journal of the British Veterinary Association, 2005, Vol 156, Issue 19, p597
- ISSN
0042-4900
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1136/vr.156.19.597