A survey of gastrointestinal parasites of alpacas (Vicugna pacos) raised in Japan

This study aimed to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in alpacas raised in Japan. From December 2010 to October 2011, 53 alpacas (Vicugna pacos) raised at a farm in the Kanto region, Japan, were examined for gastrointestinal parasites by 3 fecal tests: direct smear, centrifuged...

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Autores principales: HYUGA, Ayako, MATSUMOTO, Jun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2015
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Parasitology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4873869/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26725443
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.15-0546
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description This study aimed to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in alpacas raised in Japan. From December 2010 to October 2011, 53 alpacas (Vicugna pacos) raised at a farm in the Kanto region, Japan, were examined for gastrointestinal parasites by 3 fecal tests: direct smear, centrifuged flotation and formalin-ether sedimentation. Eggs of Nematodirus sp. were found in 13.2%, Trichuris sp. in 11.3%, Capillaria spp. in 5.7%, strongyle-type in 50.9% and Moniezia sp. in 1.9%. Oocysts of Eimeria punoensis and/or E. alpacae were found in 69.8%, E. lamae in 1.9% and E. macusaniensis in 7.5%. We found that alpacas raised in Japan have gastrointestinal parasitic fauna similar to those in other countries.
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spelling pubmed-48738692016-05-25 A survey of gastrointestinal parasites of alpacas (Vicugna pacos) raised in Japan HYUGA, Ayako MATSUMOTO, Jun J Vet Med Sci Parasitology This study aimed to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in alpacas raised in Japan. From December 2010 to October 2011, 53 alpacas (Vicugna pacos) raised at a farm in the Kanto region, Japan, were examined for gastrointestinal parasites by 3 fecal tests: direct smear, centrifuged flotation and formalin-ether sedimentation. Eggs of Nematodirus sp. were found in 13.2%, Trichuris sp. in 11.3%, Capillaria spp. in 5.7%, strongyle-type in 50.9% and Moniezia sp. in 1.9%. Oocysts of Eimeria punoensis and/or E. alpacae were found in 69.8%, E. lamae in 1.9% and E. macusaniensis in 7.5%. We found that alpacas raised in Japan have gastrointestinal parasitic fauna similar to those in other countries. The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2015-12-25 2016-04 /pmc/articles/PMC4873869/ /pubmed/26725443 http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.15-0546 Text en ©2016 The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License.
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title A survey of gastrointestinal parasites of alpacas (Vicugna pacos) raised in Japan
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title_fullStr A survey of gastrointestinal parasites of alpacas (Vicugna pacos) raised in Japan
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title_short A survey of gastrointestinal parasites of alpacas (Vicugna pacos) raised in Japan
title_sort survey of gastrointestinal parasites of alpacas (vicugna pacos) raised in japan
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4873869/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26725443
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